1 Chronicles 18:4 King James Version (KJV)

4 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.


1 Chronicles 18:4 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

4 And David H1732 took H3920 from him a thousand H505 chariots, H7393 and seven H7651 thousand H505 horsemen, H6571 and twenty H6242 thousand H505 footmen: H376 H7273 David H1732 also houghed H6131 all the chariot H7393 horses, but reserved H3498 of them an hundred H3967 chariots. H7393


1 Chronicles 18:4 American Standard (ASV)

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.


1 Chronicles 18:4 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

4 and David captureth from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots, and leaveth of them a hundred chariots `only'.


1 Chronicles 18:4 Darby English Bible (DARBY)

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.


1 Chronicles 18:4 World English Bible (WEB)

4 David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.


1 Chronicles 18:4 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

4 And David took from him a thousand war-carriages and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and he had the leg-muscles of all the horses cut, keeping only enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.

Cross Reference

2 Samuel 8:4 KJV

And 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.

Deuteronomy 17:16 KJV

But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

Joshua 11:6 KJV

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

Joshua 11:9 KJV

And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

1 Kings 4:2 KJV

And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

1 Kings 10:26 KJV

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.

Psalms 20:7 KJV

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Psalms 33:16-17 KJV

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Worthy.Bible » Commentaries » John Gill's Exposition of the Bible » Commentary on 1 Chronicles 18

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 18 John Gill's Exposition of the Bible


Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 18

The eighteenth and nineteenth chapters are the same with 2 Samuel 8:1 with very little variations, which are observed in the notes on them, to which the reader is referred.


Verses 1-17

See Chapter Introduction