1 Chronicles 18 · Verse 7

1 Chronicles 18:7

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 18:7, King James Version

1 Chronicles 18:7 in other translations

BSBAnd David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
WEBDavid took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
ASVAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
YLTAnd David taketh the shields of gold that have been on the servants of Hadarezer, and bringeth them in to Jerusalem;
DARBYAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
BBEAnd the gold body-covers of the servants of Hadadezer, David took to Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

What does 1 Chronicles 18:7 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…

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1 Chronicles 18:7 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
דָּוִ֗ידda.VidDavidH1732
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
שִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.Tei[the] shields ofH7982
הַזָּהָ֔בha.za.Hav<the> goldH2091
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
הָי֔וּha.Yuthey wereH1961
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerHadadezerH1928
וַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'Emand he brought themH935
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 18:7

  • 2 Chronicles 12:9-10

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.

  • 1 Kings 14:26-28

    And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house. And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

  • 1 Kings 10:16-17

    And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:15-16

    And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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1Ki 10:16,17; 14:26-28; 2Ch 9:15,16; 12:9,10

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 18:6

    Then David put garrisons in Syria–damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:7

    And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:8

    Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

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1 Chronicles 18:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tomó también David los escudos de oro que llevaban los siervos de Adarezer, y trájolos á Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David prit les boucliers d’or qui étaient aux serviteurs d’Hadarézer, et les apporta à Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David nahm die goldenen Schilde, welche den Knechten Hadaresers gehörten, und brachte sie nach Jerusalem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tulit quoque David pharetras aureas, quas habuerant servi Adarezer, et attulit eas in Jerusalem.