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The Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 18:7

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, 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

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

1 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. 2 And he smote the Moabites; and the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. 3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] a hundred chariots. 5 And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men. 6 And David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, [and] brought gifts. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, of which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

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
And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.
Genesis 18:16
And the men rose up thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to conduct them.
Genesis 19:3
And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house. And he made them a repast, and baked unleavened cakes; and they ate.
Amos 6:4
that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;
Malachi 1:14
Yea, cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the nations.
Matthew 22:4
Again he sent other bondmen, saying, Say to the persons invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready; come to the wedding feast.
Luke 15:23
and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:
Luke 15:27
And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.
Luke 15:30
but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".


 
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