1 Chronicles 18 · Verse 3

1 Chronicles 18:3

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 18:3, King James Version

1 Chronicles 18:3 in other translations

BSBAs far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
WEBDavid defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
ASVAnd David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
YLTAnd David smiteth Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, in his going to establish his power by the river Phrat,
DARBYAnd David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
BBEThen David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.
WebsterAnd David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

What does 1 Chronicles 18:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Hadarezer--or, "Hadadezer" (2Sa 8:3), which was probably the original form of the name, was derived from Hadad, a Syrian deity. It seems to have become the official and hereditary title of the rulers of that kingdom. Zobah--Its situation is determined by the words "unto" or "towards Hamath," a little to the northeast of Damascus, and is supposed by some to be the same place as in earlier times was called Hobah (Ge 14:15). Previous to the rise of Damascus, Zobah was the capital of the kingdom which held supremacy among the petty states of Syria. as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates--Some refer this to David, who was seeking to extend his possessions in one direction towards a point bordering on the Euphrates, in accordance with the promise (Ge 15:18; Nu 24:17). But others are of opinion that, as David's name is mentioned (1Ch 18:4), this reference is most applicable to Hadadezer.

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1 Chronicles 18:3 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakhand he struck downH5221
דָּוִ֛ידda.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerHadadezerH1928
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
צוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahZobahH6678
חֲמָ֑תָהcha.Ma.tahHamath towardsH2574
בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbe.lekh.Towhen went heH1980
לְהַצִּ֥יבle.ha.Tzivto establishH5324
יָד֖וֹya.Domonument hisH3027
בִּֽנְהַר\־bin.har-at [the] river ofH5104
פְּרָֽת\׃pe.RatEuphratesH6578

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 18:3

  • Psalms 60:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shushan–eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram–naharaim and with Aram–zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

  • 2 Samuel 8:3

    David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

  • Genesis 15:18

    In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

  • 2 Samuel 10:6

    And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth–rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish–tob twelve thousand men.

  • Exodus 23:31

    And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

  • 1 Samuel 14:47

    So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hadarezer.Hadadezer, [Hadad'ezer ,] in the parallel passage, seems an evident mistake for [Hadar'ezer ,] Hadarezer; for the LXX. and Vulgate there, as here, read [Adaraazar,] Adarezer. The difference arises from the mistake of a [Rêysh,] {raish,} for a [Dâleth,] {daleth,} two letters very similar.
2Sa 8:3
Hadadezer. Zobah.
1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 10:6; Ps 60:1; *title
by the river.
Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 18:2

    And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:3

    And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:4

    And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

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1 Chronicles 18:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo hirió David á Adarezer rey de Soba, en Hamath, yendo él á asegurar su dominio al río de Eufrates.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David frappa Hadarézer, roi de Tsoba, à Hamath, comme il allait pour établir sa puissance sur le fleuve Euphrate.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David schlug Hadareser, den König von Zoba, bei Hamath, als er hinzog, um seine Macht am Strome Phrat zu befestigen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Eo tempore percussit David etiam Adarezer regem Soba regionis Hemath, quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Euphraten.