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</div><div 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 />Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah <i>as far as</i> Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah <i>as far as</i> Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah <i>as far as</i> Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah <i>as far as</i> Hamath, as he went to set up his power at the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah <i>as far as</i> Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While King Hadadezer of Zobah was trying to gain control of the territory near the Euphrates River, David met him in battle at Hamath and defeated him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When David went to establish his control [over the territory] along the Euphrates River, he defeated King Hadadezer at Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Next, David attacked King Hadadezer of the Syrian state of Zobah, near the territory of Hamath, because Hadadezer was trying to gain control of the territory by the upper Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, which is near Hamath, while he was going about establishing his hegemony as far as the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to extend his authority to the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Perath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. <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 David strikes Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, in his going to establish his power by the Euphrates River,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David smiteth Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, in his going to establish his power by the river Phrat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will strike Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, in his going to set up his hand upon the river Phrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />At that time David defeated also Adarezer king of Soba of the land of Hemath, when he went to extend his dominions as far as the river Euphrates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In that time, David also struck Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, in the region of Hamath, when he went forth so that he might extend his dominion as far as the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David then defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, toward Hamath, who was on his way to set up his victory stele at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David also struck down King Hadadezer of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to set up a monument at the river Euphrates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then David slew Hadarezer the king of Nisibin, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.<CL>But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David really did honor your father when he was alive and that he has truly sent comforters to you? It is for the purpose of spying the city and knowing the entrances and the exits that David has sent his servants to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David killed Hadarezar, King of Netsibin, when he went to set the border in the River Euphrates.<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 David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah by Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David smote Adraazar king of Suba of Emath, as he was going to establish power toward the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/18-3.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=5258" 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">2</span>David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2574.htm" title="2574: ḥă·mā·ṯāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. From the same as chowmah; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.">As far as Hamath,</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.">also defeated</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/1909.htm" title="1909: hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer (N-proper-ms) -- Hadad is help(er), an Aramean (Syrian) king. From Hadad and ezer; Hadad help; Hadadezer, a Syrian king.">Hadadezer</a> <a href="/hebrew/6678.htm" title="6678: ṣō·w·ḇāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Tsowbah; or Tsobah; from an unused root meaning to station; a station; Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria.">of Zobah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: bə·leḵ·tōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">who had marched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: lə·haṣ·ṣîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications.">to establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his dominion</a> <a href="/hebrew/6578.htm" title="6578: pə·rāṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A river of W. Asia. From an unused root meaning to break forth; rushing; Perath, a river of the East.">along the Euphrates</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: bin·har- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">River.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>David 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.…<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/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3</a></span><br />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="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16</a></span><br />Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23-25</a></span><br />And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah, / and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. / Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-10.htm">Psalm 108:10</a></span><br />Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm">Isaiah 7:8</a></span><br />For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Isaiah 17:3</a></span><br />The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23</a></span><br />Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Ezekiel 47:16</a></span><br />Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3-5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. / So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. / I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a></span><br />News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-1.htm">Luke 3:1</a></span><br />In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a></span><br />and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23</a></span><br />and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a></span><br />by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3</a></b></br> David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.</p><p class="hdg">Hadadezer </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a></b></br> So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a></b></br> And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.</p><p class="hdg">by the river</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></b></br> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31</a></b></br> And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">Control</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-22.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-12.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-16.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Hadadezer</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">Hadade'zer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">Hadarezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">Monument</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-10.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-9.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-24.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-12.htm">Stablish</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-24.htm">Zobah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Control</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-9.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-16.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-10.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Hadadezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Hadade'zer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Hadarezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-9.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Monument</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-12.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-3.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-20.htm">Phrat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-16.htm">River</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-10.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-18.htm">Stablish</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Zobah</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 was a strategic location on the Orontes River, serving as a northern boundary for Israel during David's reign. The mention of Hamath indicates the extent of David's military campaigns and influence. This area was often a buffer zone between larger empires, and control over it was crucial for trade and military strategy.<p><b>David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah</b><br>King Hadadezer was a ruler of Zobah, a powerful Aramean kingdom located in the region of modern-day Syria. Zobah was known for its wealth and military strength. David's victory over Hadadezer signifies the expansion of Israel's territory and influence. This defeat is part of David's broader campaign to secure Israel's borders and establish dominance over neighboring nations, fulfilling God's promise to give Israel rest from its enemies (<a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7:1</a>).<p><b>who had marched out to establish his dominion</b><br>Hadadezer's campaign to expand his dominion suggests a period of regional instability and power struggles. His ambitions threatened the security of Israel, prompting David to act. This phrase highlights the political dynamics of the time, where kings often sought to expand their territories through military conquest. David's victory over Hadadezer not only thwarted these ambitions but also solidified Israel's position as a dominant power in the region.<p><b>along the Euphrates River</b><br>The Euphrates River was one of the most significant rivers in the ancient Near East, often considered a natural boundary for empires. It was a vital trade route and a source of sustenance for the civilizations that settled along its banks. By defeating Hadadezer and extending his influence to the Euphrates, David was asserting control over a critical economic and strategic area. This expansion aligns with the biblical promise of the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>), symbolizing the fulfillment of God's covenant with Abraham.<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 and his heart for God. In this passage, he is expanding his kingdom and securing Israel's borders.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hadadezer.htm">Hadadezer</a></b><br>The king of Zobah, a region in Syria. He is an adversary of David, and his defeat signifies the expansion of David's influence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zobah.htm">Zobah</a></b><br>A kingdom in ancient Syria, north of Israel. It was a significant power in the region during David's time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamath.htm">Hamath</a></b><br>A city located in modern-day Syria, representing the northern boundary of David's conquests.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/euphrates_river.htm">Euphrates River</a></b><br>A major river in the Middle East, often considered a natural boundary for the expansion of empires. David's campaign reaching this river signifies a strategic and symbolic victory.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>David's victories remind us that God is sovereign over nations and leaders. We should trust in His ultimate plan and purpose for our lives and our leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness in God's Promises</a></b><br>David's expansion to the Euphrates is a partial fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. This encourages us to trust in God's faithfulness to His promises, even when fulfillment seems distant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as David fought physical battles, Christians are engaged in spiritual warfare. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength to overcome spiritual adversaries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>David's success was tied to his obedience to God. Our victories in life are often linked to our willingness to follow God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>David's conquests expanded Israel's influence. We should consider the legacy we are building and how our actions influence others for God's kingdom.<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/why_do_some_doubt_psalm_60's_davidic_origin.htm">If Psalm 60 is truly Davidic, why do some scholars assert that the psalm’s language or context suggests a later composition, potentially challenging its authenticity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_evidence_for_psalm_60_wars.htm">The title of Psalm 60 references conflicts with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah; why is there minimal archaeological evidence to substantiate these campaigns? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_60_1_fit_god's_mercy.htm">Since Psalm 60:1 portrays God as angry and distant, how does this align with the Bible’s broader portrayal of His mercy and love? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_solomon's_hamath-zobah.htm">If 2 Chronicles 8:3 states Solomon conquered Hamath-Zobah, why is there little to no archaeological evidence supporting this campaign? </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>(3) <span class= "bld">Hadarezer.</span>--Samuel, "Hadadezer" (<span class= "ital">Hadad is help</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> which is correct. Hadad was a Syrian god, identical with Dadda (Rimmon), worshipped from the Euphrates to Edom and North Arabia. Comp. the royal names Benhadad and Abdadad (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> servant of Hadad, like Obadiah, servant of Iahu), which last occurs on Syrian coins, and the Notes on <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm" title="In this thing the LORD pardon your servant, that when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this thing.">2Kings 5:18</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-46.htm" title="And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.">1Chronicles 1:46</a>. Samuel adds. "son of Rehob."<p><span class= "bld">Zobah unto Hamath.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Zobah towards Hamath.</span> The word (<span class= "ital">H?math?h;</span> not in Samuel) defines the position of Zobah. (Comp. <a href="/2_samuel/8-8.htm" title="And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.">2Samuel 8:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm" title="Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.">Ezekiel 47:16</a>.) The town of Zobah lay somewhere near Emesa (<span class= "ital">Horns</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> and not far from the present <span class= "ital">Yabr-d,</span> north-east of Damascus. (The Assyrian monarch Assurbanipal mentions the towns of <span class= "ital">Yabrudu</span> and <span class= "ital">Cubiti</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> Zobah--in his Annals.) Its kings are spoken of in <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm" title="So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and wherever he turned himself, he vexed them.">1Samuel 14:47</a>. Hadadezer appears to have brought the whole country under a single sceptre. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hadarezer</span>; in the parallel places, <span class="accented">Hadadezer</span>; though our present form is found both in Samuel (<span class="accented">e.g.</span> <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16</a>) and in other places in Chronicles, yet in all these places some manuscripts show <span class="accented">Hadadezer</span> (see Gesenius, 'Lexicon,' <span class="accented">sub voce</span>)<span class="accented">. <span class="cmt_word"></span>Zobah</span>. Part of Syria, east of <span class="cmt_word">Hamath</span>, and for the most part of Coelo-Syria, north of Damascus, and stretching in the direction of the Euphrates. Possibly it is one with Ptolemy's <span class="accented">Zake</span> (<a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3-10</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">2 Samuel 10:9</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23-25</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Hamath</span>. In the valley of the Orontes, the northern boundary of the Holy Land. It is traceable from the time of the Exodus (<a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Genesis 10:18</a>; <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a>; <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8</a>) to that of the Prophet Amos (<a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Amos 6:12</a>). Though in Zobah, it is probably <span class="accented">not</span> the Hamath-Zobah of <a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3</a>. <span class="cmt_word">To stablish his dominion</span>. In the parallel place, "to restore," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, no doubt, to endeavour to do so, and that against the growing force of David. He had already suffered at the hand of Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47, 48</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/18-3.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">[As far as] Hamath,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָ֑תָה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2574.htm">Strong's 2574: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamath -- a place North of Damascus</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">also 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">King</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hadadezer</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hadadezer -- 'Hadad is help(er)', an Aramean (Syrian) king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zobah,</span><br /><span class="heb">צוֹבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6678.htm">Strong's 6678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zobah -- an Aramean (Syrian) kingdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who had marched out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·leḵ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to establish</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַצִּ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haṣ·ṣîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5324.htm">Strong's 5324: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take one's stand, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his dominion</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<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">along the Euphrates</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6578.htm">Strong's 6578: </a> </span><span class="str2">Euphrates -- a river of west Asia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">River.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽנְהַר־</span> <span class="translit">(bin·har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 18:3 David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 18:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 18:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 18:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 18:4" /></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>