KJV 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.
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1 Chronicles 18:1
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
WEB World English Bible
After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
ASV American Standard Version
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass after this, that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and taketh Gath and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 18
1 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.
2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.
3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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.
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וַיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beאַחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterכֵ֔ןH3651 · kenrightוַיַּ֥ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteדָּוִ֛ידH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םH3665 · ka.nabe humbleוַיִּקַּ֛חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]גַּ֥תH1661 · gatGathוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָH1323 · batdaughterמִיַּ֥דH3027 · yadhandפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
2 Samuel 8:1-18And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.2 Samuel 1:20Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.1 Samuel 5:8They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about [thither].1 Samuel 27:4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
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