1 Chronicles 18 · Verse 4

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.
1 Chronicles 18:4, King James Version

1 Chronicles 18:4 in other translations

BSBDavid captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
WEBDavid took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
ASVAnd David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
YLTand David captureth from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots, and leaveth of them a hundred chariots only.
DARBYAnd David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
BBEAnd David took from him a thousand war-carriages and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and he had the leg-muscles of all the horses cut, keeping only enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.
WebsterAnd 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 a hundred chariots.

What does 1 Chronicles 18:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 18:4-8
4-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the points over one of them. We have no means of ascertaining whether seven hundred or seven thousand be the more correct. Probably the former should be adopted [Davidson's HERMENUTICS]. but reserved of them an hundred chariots--probably to grace a triumphal procession on his return to Jerusalem, and after using them in that way, destroy them like the rest.

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1 Chronicles 18:4 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּלְכֹּד֩vai.yil.Kodand he capturedH3920
דָּוִ֨ידda.VidDavidH1732
מִמֶּ֜נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
אֶ֣לֶף'E.lefone thousandH505
רֶ֗כֶבRe.khevchariot[s]H7393
וְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'Atand sevenH7651
אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505
פָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimhorsemenH6571
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH6242
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
אִ֣ישׁ'ishmanH376
רַגְלִ֑יrag.Lion footH7273
וַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.Kerand he hamstrungH6131
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotryH7393
וַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.Terand he leftH3498
מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuof itH4480
מֵ֥אָהMe.'ahone hundredH3967
רָֽכֶב\׃Ra.khevchariot[s]H7393

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 18:4

  • 2 Samuel 8:4

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

  • Psalms 20:7

    Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

  • Psalms 33:16-17

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

  • 1 Kings 10:26

    And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

  • Joshua 11:9

    And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

  • Joshua 11:6

    And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

  • Deuteronomy 17:16

    But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

  • 1 Kings 4:2

    And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

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seven thousand.
2Sa 8:4
seven hundred. David.The words {wyakker Dawid eth col haraichev,} should be rendered, "and David disjointed all the chariots;" which is nearly the rendering of the LXX., [kai paraluse David panta ta armata.] To have houghed the horses would have been both unreasonable and inhuman; for, as he had gained so complete a victory, there was no danger of their falling into the hands of the enemy; and if he did not choose to keep them, which indeed the law would not permit, he ought to have killed them outright.
houghed.
De 17:16; Jos 11:6,9; Ps 20:7; 33:16,17
an hundred chariots.
1Ki 4:2; 10:26

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:5

    And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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1 Chronicles 18:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomóles David mil carros, y siete mil de á caballo, y veinte mil hombres de á pie: y desjarretó David los caballos de todos los carros, excepto los de cien carros que dejó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David lui prit 1 000 chars, et 7 000 cavaliers, et 20 000 hommes de pied; et David coupa les jarrets aux chevaux de tous les chars, mais il réserva 100 attelages.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David fing von ihm 1000 Wagen und 7000 Reiter und 20000 Mann Fußvolk; und David lähmte alle Gespanne und ließ 100 Gespanne von ihm übrig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cepit ergo David mille quadrigas ejus, et septem millia equitum, ac viginti millia virorum peditum, subnervavitque omnes equos curruum, exceptis centum quadrigis, quas reservavit sibi.