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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened afterwards, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After this it came about that David defeated and subdued the Philistines, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from Philistine control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from Philistine control. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later, David attacked and defeated the Philistines. He captured their town of Gath and the nearby villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After this, David defeated and crushed the Philistines. He took Gath and its surrounding villages from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some time later King David attacked the Philistines again and defeated them. He took out of their control the city of Gath and its surrounding villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines, and then took possession of Gath and its towns from Philistine control. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns away from the Philistines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass after this, that David strikes the Philistines, and humbles them, and takes Gath and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass after this, that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and taketh Gath and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be after this, and David will strike the rovers, and he will subdue them, and take Gath and her daughters from the hand of the rovers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass after this, that David defeated the Philistines, and humbled them, and took away Geth, and her daughters out of the hands of the Philistines, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now after these things, it happened that David struck the Philistines, and he humbled them, and he took Gath and her daughters from the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and he took Gath and its towns away from the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Some time afterward, David attacked the Philistines and subdued them; he took Gath and its villages from the Philistines.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND after these things it came to pass that David smote the Philistines and destroyed them, and took the power from the hand of the Philistines, and took Gath and the small villages that were round about it out of the hand of the Philistines.<CL>Chronicles 191 NOW it came to pass after this that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And so it was after these things and David put the Philistines to the sword, and he destroyed them, and David took a cord of measurement from the hand of the Philistines, and he took Gath and its hamlets; those that were around the Philistines he broke into pieces.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass afterwards, that David smote the Philistines, and routed them, and took Geth and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=5242" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">David's Triumphs</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Some time later,</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê- (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">defeated</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: way·yaḵ·nî·‘êm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">subdued them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1661.htm" title="1661: gaṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Wine press, a Philistine city. The same as gath; Gath, a Philistine city.">Gath</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and its villages</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">of the Philistines.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">2 Samuel 8:1-14</a></span><br />Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. / David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. / David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Psalm 108:9</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/10-1.htm">2 Samuel 10:1-19</a></span><br />Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun. / And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites, / the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26-31</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress. / Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city. / Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-15.htm">1 Kings 11:15-16</a></span><br />Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-2.htm">2 Kings 8:2</a></span><br />So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></span><br />“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">2 Kings 8:13</a></span><br />“But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12</a></span><br />Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8-10</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">2 Samuel 8:1,2</a></b></br> And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines… </p><p class="hdg">Gath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-8.htm">1 Samuel 5:8</a></b></br> They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about <i>thither</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/27-4.htm">1 Samuel 27:4</a></b></br> And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">2 Samuel 1:20</a></b></br> Tell <i>it</i> not in Gath, publish <i>it</i> not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.</p><p class="hdg">Metheg-ammah </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/14-14.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-17.htm">Control</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">Course</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-12.htm">Daughter-Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-13.htm">Gath</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">Humbleth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">Small</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-10.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-40.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-7.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-25.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">Control</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-1.htm">Course</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Daughter-Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-6.htm">Gath</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-8.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Humbleth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-11.htm">Small</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-4.htm">Subdued</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-8.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-25.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">He smites Hadarezer and the Syrians</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-9.htm">Tou sends Hadoram with presents to bless David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-13.htm">He put garrisons in Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-14.htm">David's officers</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests a continuation of David's military campaigns to secure Israel's borders and fulfill God's promises to the nation. The timing is significant as it shows David's strategic approach to dealing with Israel's enemies.<p><b>David defeated the Philistines</b><br>The Philistines were long-standing enemies of Israel, often depicted as a formidable military force. David's victory over them is a fulfillment of God's promise to deliver Israel from its enemies. This victory is also a continuation of David's earlier successes against the Philistines, including his famous defeat of Goliath. The defeat signifies God's favor upon David and his role as a warrior king.<p><b>subdued them</b><br>Subduing the Philistines implies not just a military victory but also establishing control over them, reducing their threat to Israel. This subjugation is part of David's broader campaign to bring peace and stability to the region. It reflects the biblical theme of God's chosen leader bringing order and justice.<p><b>and took Gath and its villages</b><br>Gath was one of the five major Philistine cities and the hometown of Goliath. Capturing Gath and its surrounding villages was a significant strategic victory, as it weakened the Philistine power base. Archaeological evidence suggests Gath was a large and fortified city, indicating the scale of David's achievement. This conquest demonstrates David's military prowess and God's provision for Israel.<p><b>from the hand of the Philistines</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the transfer of control from the Philistines to Israel. It highlights the reversal of fortunes, as the Philistines had previously oppressed Israel. The victory is seen as an act of divine intervention, fulfilling God's covenant promises to Israel. It also prefigures the ultimate victory of Christ over spiritual enemies, as David is often seen as a type of Christ, the ultimate King who defeats sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, known for his military prowess, leadership, and heart for God. In this passage, he is depicted as a victorious leader who expands Israel's territory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A significant enemy of Israel throughout the Old Testament. They were a confederation of city-states located on the coastal region of Canaan, often in conflict with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gath.htm">Gath</a></b><br>One of the five major Philistine cities. It was a strategic location and the hometown of Goliath, whom David famously defeated earlier in his life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/subjugation.htm">Subjugation</a></b><br>The act of bringing under control or domination. David's victory over the Philistines represents a significant shift in power dynamics in the region.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/villages.htm">Villages</a></b><br>The smaller settlements surrounding Gath that were also brought under Israelite control, indicating a comprehensive victory.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_victory.htm">God's Sovereignty in Victory</a></b><br>David's victories were not just military achievements but were seen as acts of God's sovereign will. Believers can trust in God's control over their battles, both physical and spiritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_and_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Obedience and Faithfulness</a></b><br>David's success was rooted in his obedience to God and his faithfulness. Christians are called to live obediently, trusting that God will lead them to victory in their struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as David fought physical battles, believers are engaged in spiritual warfare. <a href="/bsb/ephesians/6.htm">Ephesians 6</a> reminds us to put on the full armor of God to stand firm against spiritual enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>David's role as a leader required courage and responsibility. Christian leaders are called to lead with integrity, seeking God's guidance in their decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The expansion of Israel's territory under David's reign is a fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham. Believers can be assured that God is faithful to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_large_was_king_david's_kingdom.htm">What was the extent of King David's kingdom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_exaggerate_david's_kingdom's_power.htm">Why does the biblical account of David’s reign exaggerate his kingdom’s power compared to historical evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_david's_kingdom_size_disputed.htm">Why do historical records suggest that David’s kingdom was much smaller than the Bible describes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_144's_prosperity_match_david's_era.htm">How does the prosperity promised in Psalm 144:12–14 align with available historical and archaeological evidence about David’s reign? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1-3) Reduction of the Philistines, Moabites, and Arameans of Zobah.<p>(1) <span class= "bld">Now after this it came to pass.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">And it befel afterwards.</span> This expression does not put the contents of this chapter into direct chronological sequence with those of the last. (Comp. Note on <a href="/1_chronicles/17-1.htm" title="Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, See, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains.">1Chronicles 17:1</a>.) The formula of the original history, from which both Samuel and Chronicles have derived a chief part of their substance, has been taken over without modification, after the manner of Oriental compilers. We may, therefore, regard the phrase as a mere mark of transition in the narrative.<p><span class= "bld">Gath and her towns.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">her daughters,</span> that is, outlying dependencies. Samuel has, "And David took the bridle [control, supremacy] of the metropolis [mother-city] out of the hand," &c. The chronicler or his authority has interpreted this curious expression (<span class= "ital">metheg h?'amm?h</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> If at the time Gath was the chief city of Philistia, and David made it recognise his suzerainty by payment of tribute, the phrases of both books are intelligible. In Solomon's time Gath was ruled by a king, Achish (<a href="/1_kings/2-39.htm" title="And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants be in Gath.">1Kings 2:39</a>), but he was hardly independent of Solomon. ( Comp. <a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm" title="For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.">1Kings 4:24</a>. ) The general sense is the same if <span class= "ital">metheg h?'amm?h</span> be rendered <span class= "ital">the bridle of the arm</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the sovereign control, or supremacy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines</span>; literally, her <span class="accented">daughters.</span> The compiler of Chronicles gives us this plain statement where, in the parallel place, we find, "took Metheg-ammah," or more exactly, <span class="accented">Metheg-ha-ammah</span>, the explanation of which word (see <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">2 Samuel 8:1</a>) is not yet ascertained. Its literal signification is "the bridle or curb of the mother city," and may mark a special strong position which commanded Gath, or it may describe Gath as owning itself to such a position. Gesenius understands it to mean that David "subjected the metropolis of the Philistines to himself," quoting the Arabian proverb, To <span class="accented">give</span> one s bridle to any one, as equivalent to submitting to him. He quotes also <a href="/job/30-11.htm">Job 30:11</a>. It may be noted that Ammah is spoken of (<a href="/2_samuel/2-24.htm">2 Samuel 2:24</a>) as the name of a hill, otherwise unknown, however. Although David subdued so many places, he reigned over them, <span class="accented">i.e</span>, over many of them, still by "their own kings" (<a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">1 Kings 4:24</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">2 Chronicles 9:26</a>). Hence we find Gath with a king still in <a href="/1_kings/2-39.htm">1 Kings 2:39</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Some time later,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֛יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">defeated</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Philistines,</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(pə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">subdued them,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ·nî·‘êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֛ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gath</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(gaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1661.htm">Strong's 1661: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gath -- 'wine press', a Philistine city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and its villages</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Philistines.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 18:1 After this it happened that David struck (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 17:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 17:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 18:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 18:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>