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1 Chronicles 18:1
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler narrates David’s military campaigns to a post-exilic audience, placing this account chronologically after prior events as part of a sequential record of his reign.
The words — וַ/יַּ֥ךְ (va/i.Yakh) = and he struck down [H5221] and וַ/יַּכְנִיעֵ֑/ם (va/i.yakh.ni.'E/m) = and he subdued them [H3665] denote the decisive military action against the Philistines.
The thread — This event parallels 2 Samuel 8:1, which records the same campaign but specifies Metheg-ammah rather than Gath. The Philistine and Gath references connect to 1 Samuel 5:8 and 1 Samuel 27:4.
Why it lands — The text states that David defeated the Philistines, took Gath and its villages, and established their subjugation. The record demands recognition of David’s secured territorial control and the fulfillment of his military consolidation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 8:1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 5:8 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 27:4 And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
- 2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.