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1 Chronicles 18:2–4

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And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
¶ And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
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From verse 2

  1. Psalms 72:8–10Rank 1 from verse 2
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    8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

    9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

    10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

  2. 1 Kings 10:2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

  3. 1 Kings 10:25Rank 3 from verse 2
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    25And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

  4. 1 Samuel 10:27Rank 4 from verse 2
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    27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

  5. 2 Kings 3:4–5Rank 5 from verse 2
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    4¶ And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

    5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 60:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

  2. 2 Samuel 8:3Rank 2 from verse 3
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    3¶ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

  3. 2 Samuel 10:6Rank 3 from verse 3
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    6¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.

  4. Exodus 23:31Rank 4 from verse 3
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    31And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

  5. Genesis 15:18Rank 5 from verse 3
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    18In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

From verse 4

  1. 2 Samuel 8:4Rank 1 from verse 4
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    4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

  2. Psalms 20:7Rank 2 from verse 4
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    7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

  3. Psalms 33:16–17Rank 3 from verse 4
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    16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

    17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

  4. 1 Kings 10:26Rank 4 from verse 4
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    26¶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

  5. 1 Kings 4:2Rank 5 from verse 4
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    2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

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1 Chronicles 18:2

COMBINED MEANING

smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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gifts

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Sense 1: Things given or bestowed; presents. Sense 2: Endowments or abilities. Sense 3: Bribes.

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1 Chronicles 18:3

COMBINED MEANING

smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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dominion

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Sense 1: Rule, authority, mastery, power, or controlling sway over persons, creatures, conduct, or conditions. Sense 2: The realm or territory under such rule.

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1 Chronicles 18:4

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twenty

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The number equal to two tens, following nineteen and preceding twenty-one.

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houghed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hough, meaning to disable a horse by cutting the sinews or part at the back of its leg.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

reserved

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Kept, held back, or preserved for a later person, purpose, event, or time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1NOW 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.

2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

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3¶ And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

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4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

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5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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