--- title: 1 Chronicles 18 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: 1 Chronicles chapter 18 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philisti --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/) / chapter 18 # 1 Chronicles 18 17 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [18:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.1/) — וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיַּךְ דָּוִיד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּכְנִיעֵם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־גַּת וּבְנֹתֶיהָ מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ — And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. - [18:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.2/) — וַיַּךְ אֶת־מוֹאָב וַיִּהְיוּ מוֹאָב עֲבָדִים לְדָוִיד נֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָֽה׃ — And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents. - [18:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.3/) — וַיַּךְ דָּוִיד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָה חֲמָתָה בְּלֶכְתּוֹ לְהַצִּיב יָדוֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃ — And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah by Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates. - [18:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.4/) — וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִיד מִמֶּנּוּ אֶלֶף רֶכֶב וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים פָּֽרָשִׁים וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ רַגְלִי וַיְעַקֵּר דָּוִיד אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶכֶב וַיּוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ מֵאָה רָֽכֶב׃ — And 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. - [18:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.5/) — וַיָּבֹא אֲרַמ דַּרְמֶשֶׂק אֲרַמ דַּרְמֶשֶׂק לַעְזוֹר לַהֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה וַיַּךְ דָּוִיד בַּאֲרָם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ׃ — And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. - [18:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.6/) — וַיָּשֶׂם דָּוִיד בַּאֲרַמ דַּרְמֶשֶׂק אֲרַמ דַּרְמֶשֶׂק וַיְהִי אֲרָם לְדָוִיד עֲבָדִים נֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה לְדָוִיד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽךְ׃ — Then David put garrisons in Aram Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. - [18:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.7/) — וַיִּקַּח דָּוִיד אֵת שִׁלְטֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ עַל עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר וַיְבִיאֵם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ — And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. - [18:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.8/) — וּמִטִּבְחַת וּמִכּוּן עָרֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר לָקַח דָּוִיד נְחֹשֶׁת רַבָּה מְאֹד בָּהּ ׀ עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־יָם הַנְּחֹשֶׁת וְאֶת־הָֽעַמּוּדִים וְאֵת כְּלֵי הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃פ — And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. - [18:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.9/) — וַיִּשְׁמַע תֹּעוּ מֶלֶךְ חֲמָת כִּי הִכָּה דָוִיד אֶת־כָּל־חֵיל הֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָֽה׃ — And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah, - [18:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.10/) — וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־הֲדֽוֹרָם־בְּנוֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּוִיד לִשְׁאָל־לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר נִלְחַם בַּהֲדַדְעֶזֶר וַיַּכֵּהוּ כִּי־אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוֹת תֹּעוּ הָיָה הֲדַדְעָזֶר וְכֹל כְּלֵי זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ — he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him — because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer had wars with Tou — and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. - [18:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.11/) — גַּם־אֹתָם הִקְדִּישׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד לַיהוָה עִם־הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂא מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִם מֵֽאֱדוֹם וּמִמּוֹאָב וּמִבְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃ — These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. - [18:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.12/) — וְאַבְשַׁי בֶּן־צְרוּיָה הִכָּה אֶת־אֱדוֹם בְּגֵיא הַמֶּלַח גֵיא הַמֶּלַח שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר אָֽלֶף׃ — Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. - [18:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.13/) — וַיָּשֶׂם בֶּֽאֱדוֹם נְצִיבִים וַיִּהְיוּ כָל־אֱדוֹם עֲבָדִים לְדָוִיד וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת־דָּוִיד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽךְ׃ — And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. - [18:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.14/) — וַיִּמְלֹךְ דָּוִיד עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְהִי עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ — And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. - [18:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.15/) — וְיוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה עַל־הַצָּבָא וִיהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד מַזְכִּֽיר׃ — And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder. - [18:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.16/) — וְצָדוֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיטוּב וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָר כֹּהֲנִים וְשַׁוְשָׁא סוֹפֵֽר׃ — And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe; - [18:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.18.17/) — וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָע עַל־הַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי וּבְנֵי־דָוִיד הָרִאשֹׁנִים לְיַד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ — and Beniah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. - ← previous: [1 Chronicles 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/17/) - next →: [1 Chronicles 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/19/) - ↑ back to [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/)