KJV King James Version
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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1 Chronicles 18:4
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
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.
6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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וַיִּלְכֹּד֩H3920 · la.khadto captureדָּוִ֨ידH1732 · da.vidDavidמִמֶּ֜נּוּH4480 · minfromאֶ֣לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandרֶ֗כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotוְשִׁבְעַ֤תH7651 · she.vasevenאֲלָפִים֙H505 · e.lephthousandפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםH6571 · pa.rashhorseוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyאֶ֖לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanרַגְלִ֑יH7273 · rag.lion footוַיְעַקֵּ֤רH6131 · a.qarto uprootדָּוִיד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהָרֶ֔כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotוַיּוֹתֵ֥רH3498 · ya.tarto remainמִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480 · minfromמֵ֥אָהH3967 · me.ahhundredרָֽכֶב׃H7393 · re.khevchariot
Cross-references
2 Samuel 8:4And 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.Psalm 20:7Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.Psalm 33:16-17There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.Joshua 11:9And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.Joshua 11:6And 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.1 Kings 4:2And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,1 Kings 10:26And 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.Deuteronomy 17:16But 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.
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