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title: "Geneva Study Bible -  1 Chronicles 18"
description: "18:1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took {a} Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistine"
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18:1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took {a} Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
(a) Which [2 Samuel 8:1](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/1) calls the bridle of bondage, because it was a strong town and kept the country around it in subjection.

18:6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORD {b} preserved David whithersoever he went.
(b) That is in all things that he attempted.

18:8 Likewise from {c} Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
(c) Which in [2 Samuel 8:8](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/8) is called Betah and Berothai.

18:10 He sent {d} Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and [with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
(d) Called also Joram [2 Samuel 8:10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/10).

18:11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all [these] nations; from {e} Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
(e) Because the Edomites and the Syrians joined their power together, it is said, [2 Samuel 8:12](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/12) that the Amramites were spoiled.

18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt {f} eighteen thousand.
(f) Which is understood that Joab slew 12,000 as is in [Psalms 60:1](../../../kjv/psalms/60/1) and Abishai the rest.

18:17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the {g} Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king.
(g) Read [2 Samuel 8:18](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/18).

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