KJV King James Version
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.
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1 Chronicles 18:2
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
WEB World English Bible
He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
ASV American Standard Version
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he smiteth Moab, and the Moabites are servants to David, bringing a present.
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.
5 And 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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Psalm 72:8-10He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.Judges 3:29-30And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.2 Samuel 8:2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.1 Samuel 10:27But 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.Numbers 24:17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.2 Kings 3:4-5And 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.Isaiah 11:14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.1 Kings 10:2And 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.Isaiah 16:1Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.Psalm 68:29-30Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.1 Kings 10:25And 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.Psalm 60:8Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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