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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

1 Chronicles 18:4

Footmen. Hebrew may well signify, "1000 chariot-horses and 7000 men who mounted the chariots and the horses." We only find 1700 horsemen, 2 Kings viii. 4. But soon after it is added, David houghed all the chariot-horses. (Calmet) --- They were thus rendered useless. The king was forbidden to keep many horses. (Du Hamel)

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See also 1 Chronicles 18:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    8. DAVID'S WARS AND SUCCESSFUL REIGN CHAPTER 18 _ 1. War with the Philistines (1 Chronicles 18:1)_ 2. War with Moab (1 Chronicles 18:2) 3. War with Zobah (1 Chronicles 18:3

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S WARS (see notes on 2 Samuel 8). GATH AND HER TOWNS: lit. and her daughters; in 2 Samuel 8:1 the words the bridle of the mother city are probably corrupt. 1 Chronicles 18:17. the sons of David...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SEVEN THOUSAND. See note on 2 Samuel 8:4 AN. for an....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen_ Sam. _a thousand and seven hundred horsemen_(so Heb. but LXX. of Sam. agrees with Chron.). _Houghed_= "hamstrung....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    DAVID—HOUGHED ALL THE CHARIOT-HORSES, &C.— _David destroyed all the chariots, save a hundred, which he reserved._ Houbigant. We observe, once for all, upon these Chapter s, that having enlarged on the...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    10. WAR WITH MOAB, PHILISTIA, AND SYRIA (Chapter 18) TEXT 1 Chronicles 18:1. And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of th...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ David too...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S WARS AND OFFICERS OF STATE This chapter is closely parallel to 2 Samuel 8:1, but with some variations in names and numbers....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    AN HUNDRED CHARIOTS] RV 'for an hundred chariots.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 18 David’s battles –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    A THOUSAND CHARIOTS, AND SEVEN THOUSAND HORSEMEN. — Hebrew text of Samuel, “a thousand and seven hundred horsemen.” The territory of Zobah lay somewhere in the great plain of Aram. Hadadezer would, th...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּלְכֹּד֩ דָּוִ֨יד מִמֶּ֜נּוּ אֶ֣לֶף רֶ֗כֶב...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    With slight variations, this chapter is identical with 2 Samuel 8:1. It tells the story of David's victories over surrounding foes by which he made the boundaries of his kingdom secure, and put himsel...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The blessed effects of David's interest with God, are manifested in his success in all that he put his hand unto. The Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. Sweet thought to the souls of the grac...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18, 19, AND 20. In Chapter s 18, 19 and 20 David, already delivered from all internal conflict in Israel, triumphs over the heathen, and spreads the glory of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    See Gill "1Ch 18:1"....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Dauid subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer and the Syrians. 9 Tou sendeth Hadoram with presents to blesse Dauid. 11 The presents & the spoile, Dauid dedicateth to God...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. The apparent discrepancy between this statement and that of 2 Samuel 8:4 is due to the fact that in...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    WAR WITH THE PHILISTINES, MOABITES, AND SYRIANS...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 18:4 David H1732 took H3920 (H8799) thousand H505 chariots H7393 seven H7651 thousand H505 horsemen...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David's kingdom fully established. CHARACTERS: God, David, Hadarezer, Tou, Hadoram, Abishai, Joab, Jehoshaphat, Benaiah. CONCLUSION: Those who take God along with them whithersoever they g...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 18:3. _Zobah_ is placed a few leagues east of Palmyra in the old maps; and Hamath, as in 1 Chronicles 12:5. See the illustrations in 2 Samuel 8....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines._ SPOILS FROM EDOM If we have conquered an enemy we must hold the conquest as an illustration of the power of God rather than of the s...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES 18:1 David’s Wars. The Chronicler draws from 2 Samuel 8:1 to show how God’s promises to David (especially...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter, parallel with 2 Samuel 8, gives an account of David’s wars (1 Chronicles 18:1); and a list of his chief officers. _1 Chronicles 18:1_.—_Gath_, “the arm bridle,” so calle...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The course of last chapter's parallel is continued here, and answers closely to 2 Samuel 8:1. The present chapter contains the wars and victories of David (2 Samuel 8:1), with the arrangeme...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 10:26; 1 Kings 4:2; 2 Samuel 8:4; Deuteronomy 17:16; Joshua 11

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