1 Chronicles 18:1

Now after this it came to pass, that Dovid struck the Pelishtim, and subdued them, and took Gat and her villages out of the yad of the Pelishtim.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

2And he struck Moav, and Moav became Dovidʼs avadim, and brought minchah.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 7:14And the towns which the Pelishtim had captured from Yisroel were restored to Yisroel, from Ekron even unto Gat; and the territory thereof did Yisroel deliver out of the yad Pelishtim. And there was shalom between Yisroel and HaEmori (the Amorites).

2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gat, 1 proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon; 1 lest the banot Pelishtim rejoice, 1 lest the banot ha'arelim triumph. 1

2 Samuel 8:8And from Betach, + 8:8 Tivchat, 1Chr 18:8 and from Berotai, + 8:8 Kun, 1Chr 18:8 cities of Hadadezer, Dovid HaMelech took exceeding much nechoshet.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 18:1

David's piety and his prayer we had an account of in the foregoing chapter; here follows immediately that which one might reasonably expect, an account of his prosperity; for those that seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, as David did, shall have other things added to them as far as God sees good for them. Here is, I. His prosperity abroad. He conquered the Philistines ( ver. 1 ), the Moabites ( ver. 2 ), the king of Zobah ( ver. 3, 4 ), the Syrians ( ver. 5-8 ), made the king of Hamath… Read the whole commentary →

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