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1 Chronicles 18:3

DavidHadarezerEuphratesZobah-Hamath

1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.

2 David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.

4 David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.

5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.

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BSB
As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
KJV
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
WEB
David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
ASV
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
DARBY
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
BLB
And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah [as far as] Hamath in his going to establish his hand by the river Euphrates.
ÅB
Likeledes slo David kongen i Soba Hadareser ved Hamat, da han dro avsted for å styrke sitt herredømme ved Frat-elven.
OTB
David beseiret også Hadadezer, kongen av Soba ved Hamat,
da han dro for å etablere sitt herredømme ved Eufrat-elven.
B1930
Likeledes slo David kongen i Soba Hadareser ved Hamat, da han drog avsted for å styrke sitt herredømme ved Frat-elven.

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  • Psalms 60:1

    You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

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  • 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.

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  • 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—

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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