1 Chronicles 18: God’s Favor In David’s Military Successes

1 Chronicles 18: God’s Favor In David’s Military Successes

1 Chronicles 18:1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out ofthe hand of the Philistines.

1 Chronicle 18:2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants and brought gifts.

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 a 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.

1 Chronicles 18:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria-Damascus; and

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 brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

1 Chronicles 18:9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

1 Chronicles 18:10 He sent Hadoram his son to King David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

1 Chronicles 18:11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

1 Chronicles 18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley ofsalt eighteen thousand.

1 Chronicles 18:14 So David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

1 Chronicles 18:15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

1 Chronicles 18:16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

1 Chronicles 18:17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief about the king.