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1 Chronicles 18:7

David took the gold shields carried by Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hadadezer;   Moabites;   Zobah;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rabbah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Armour;   Hadadezer ;   Zoba, Zobah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hadadezer;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gold;   War;   Zobah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gold;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadad`ezer, and brought them to Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
New Century Version
David took the shields of gold that had belonged to Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.
New English Translation
David took the golden shields which Hadadezer's servants had carried and brought them to Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
World English Bible
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid tooke the shieldes of gold that were of the seruants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David took the small shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
Hadadezer's officers had carried gold shields, but David took these shields and brought them back to Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
David took the gold shields which Hadar‘ezer's servants were wearing and brought them to Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
David took the gold shields from Hadadezer's army leaders and brought them to Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And David took the shields of gold that were hanging on the horses of the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And David took small round shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid toke the shyldes of golde, yt Hadad Esers seruautes had, & broughte the to Ierusale.
American Standard Version
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And the gold body-covers of the servants of Hadadezer, David took to Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid toke the shieldes of golde that were on the seruauntes of Hadarezer, and brought them to Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid tooke the shields of golde that were on the seruants of Hadarezer, & brought them to Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David took the golden collars that were on the servants of Adraazar, and brought them to Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid took goldun arowe caasis, whiche the seruauntis of Adadezer hadden, and he brouyte tho in to Jerusalem;
Update Bible Version
And David took the shields of gold that were on the slaves of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem,
New Life Bible
David took the battle-coverings of gold which were carried by Hadadezer's servants, and brought them to Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
David took the gold shields that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David took the shields of gold, that were upon the servants of Hadarezer, - and brought them to Jerusalem;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David took the golden quivers which the servants of Adarezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadade'zer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And David taketh the shields of gold that have been on the servants of Hadarezer, and bringeth them in to Jerusalem;
THE MESSAGE
David plundered the gold shields that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. He also looted Tebah and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, of a huge quantity of bronze that Solomon later used to make the Great Bronze Sea, the Pillars, and bronze equipment in The Temple.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from Philistine control. 2He also defeated the Moabites, and they became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 3David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River. 4David captured one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers from him, hamstrung all the horses, and kept a hundred chariots. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men. 6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went. 7David took the gold shields carried by Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem. 8From Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer’s cities, David also took huge quantities of bronze, from which Solomon made the bronze basin, the pillars, and the bronze articles.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shields: 1 Kings 10:16, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 14:26-28, 2 Chronicles 9:15, 2 Chronicles 9:16, 2 Chronicles 12:9, 2 Chronicles 12:10

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 8:7 - shields 1 Kings 7:51 - things which David his father had dedicated 1 Chronicles 28:2 - had made ready

Cross-References

Genesis 18:15
Sarah denied it. “I did not laugh,” she said, because she was afraid.
Genesis 18:16
The men got up from there and looked out over Sodom, and Abraham was walking with them to see them off.
Genesis 19:3
But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.
Amos 6:4
They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,sprawled out on their couches,and dine on lambs from the flockand calves from the stall.
Malachi 1:14
“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the Lord of Armies, “and my name will be feared among the nations.
Matthew 22:4
Again, he sent out other servants and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: See, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
Luke 15:23
Then bring the fattened calf
Luke 15:27
‘Your brother is here,’ he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
Luke 15:30
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".


 
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