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He defeated Moab, so the Moabites became subjects of David and paid tribute.

David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, as he was on his way to Hamath to establish control[a] at the river Euphrates. David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers,[b] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for one hundred chariots.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 18:3 Literally his hand. The Hebrew word for hand can also mean monument, so some translate to restore his monument.
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:4 The figures are not identical to those in 2 Samuel 8:4, which reads one thousand seven hundred charioteers.