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1 Chronicles 18:3
As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records David’s military campaigns immediately after the subjugation of Moab, documenting his advance northward against regional powers.
The words — וַ/יַּ֥ךְ (va/i.Yakh) translates literally as “and he struck down,” while חֲמָ֑תָ/ה (cha.Ma.ta/h) denotes the geographic limit “Hamath” or “toward Hamath.”
The thread — This campaign parallels the account in 2 Samuel 8:3, echoes the regional conflict noted in Psalms 60:1, and aligns with the territorial boundaries outlined in Genesis 15:18.
Why it lands — The text establishes the northern extent of David’s conquests, requiring the reader to acknowledge the specific geographic and political limits of his military dominion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
Cross-references
- Psalms 60:1 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!
- 2 Samuel 8:3 David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
- Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- Exodus 23:31 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
- 2 Samuel 10:6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
- 1 Samuel 14:47 After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.