1 Chronicles 18:2
New International Version
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.

New Living Translation
David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.

English Standard Version
And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

Berean Standard Bible
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

King James Bible
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

New King James Version
Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.

New American Standard Bible
And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

NASB 1995
He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

NASB 1977
And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

Legacy Standard Bible
He also struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

Amplified Bible
He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants and brought tribute (gifts).

Christian Standard Bible
He also defeated the Moabites, and they became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He also defeated the Moabites, and they became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

American Standard Version
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

Contemporary English Version
David also defeated the Moabites, and so they had to accept him as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

English Revised Version
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's subjects and paid taxes [to him].

Good News Translation
He also defeated the Moabites, who became his subjects and paid taxes to him.

International Standard Version
He also conquered Moab, placing them in servitude and making them pay tribute.

Majority Standard Bible
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

NET Bible
He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David's subjects and brought tribute.

New Heart English Bible
He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

World English Bible
He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he strikes Moab, and the Moabites are servants to David, bringing a present.

Young's Literal Translation
and he smiteth Moab, and the Moabites are servants to David, bringing a present.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will strike Moab; and Moab will be servants to David, lifting up a gift.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites were made David's servants, and brought him gifts.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he struck Moab. And the Moabites became the servants of David, offering gifts to him.

New American Bible
He also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s subjects, paying tribute.

New Revised Standard Version
He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants and brought tribute.And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he put the sword to the Moabites, and the Moabites became Servants, the Tax Collectors.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and tributaries.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
David's Triumphs
1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. 2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute. 3As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.

Psalm 60:8
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Psalm 108:9
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

2 Samuel 8:6
Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

2 Samuel 8:14
He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

1 Kings 11:15-16
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

2 Kings 8:2
So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.

2 Kings 3:4
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

Isaiah 16:1
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.

Isaiah 25:10
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.

Jeremiah 48:1
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.

Jeremiah 48:47
Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

Ezekiel 25:8-11
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...

Amos 2:1-3
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:8-11
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...


Treasury of Scripture

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

He smote

Numbers 24:17
I 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.

Judges 3:29,30
And 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 8:2
And 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.

brought gifts

1 Samuel 10:27
But 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.

1 Kings 10:2,25
And 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…

2 Kings 3:4,5
And 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…

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1 Chronicles 18
1. David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites
3. He smites Hadarezer and the Syrians
9. Tou sends Hadoram with presents to bless David
11. The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God
13. He put garrisons in Edom
14. David's officers














David also defeated
The name "David" in Hebrew is דָּוִד (Dawid), meaning "beloved." David, as a central figure in the Old Testament, is often seen as a type of Christ, a foreshadowing of the Messiah. His victories are not just military conquests but are symbolic of the spiritual victories that believers are called to achieve through faith. The word "defeated" indicates a decisive victory, suggesting God's favor and the fulfillment of His promises to David. This victory over the Moabites is a testament to God's faithfulness in establishing David's kingdom, as promised in 2 Samuel 7:16.

the Moabites
The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, through an incestuous relationship with his daughter (Genesis 19:37). Historically, they were often in conflict with Israel. The Moabites' defeat by David signifies the subjugation of a long-standing enemy, representing the triumph of God's chosen people over pagan nations. This victory can be seen as a metaphor for overcoming sin and worldly opposition through divine strength.

and they became subject to David
The phrase "became subject" implies a shift in power and allegiance. In Hebrew, the concept of becoming subject often involves servitude or vassalage, indicating a complete surrender to the authority of another. This subjugation of the Moabites under David's rule symbolizes the broader theme of God's sovereignty and the ultimate submission of all nations to His will. It reflects the prophetic vision of a future where every knee will bow to the Lord (Philippians 2:10).

and brought him tribute
Tribute, in the ancient Near Eastern context, was a form of tax or offering paid by a vassal state to a dominant power. It was a sign of submission and acknowledgment of the victor's supremacy. The act of bringing tribute to David not only underscores his political and military dominance but also highlights the blessings and prosperity that come from aligning with God's anointed king. Spiritually, this can be seen as an illustration of the blessings that flow from living in obedience to God's will and recognizing His authority in our lives.

(2) Much abridged, as compared with Samuel. After the words "he smote Moab," we read there of a partial massacre of the conquered. The emission is scarcely due to any unfair bias on the part of the chronicler. Indeed, as a Jew, possessed with all the national exclusiveness and hatred of the aliens who always misunderstood and sometimes cruelly oppressed his people, he was not likely to regard the slaughter of captive Moabites from a modern point of view. (Comp. Ezra 6:21; Ezra 6:9-10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 2:4; Nehemiah 2:6; Nehemiah 2:13) Besides, he has related the cruel treatment of the Ammonite prisoners (1Chronicles 20:3). (See the prophecy, Numbers 24:17.) . . . Verse 2. - Brought gifts; i.e. in the light of tribute and of acknowledgment of subjection. There are curious additions to this passage in the parallel place, telling the punishment inflicted on Moab: "He smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground [i.e. causing them to lie prostrate]; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive." This appears to mean that he put to death two parts of them, and kept the third part alive. The reason of this deliberate and severe punishment is not stated. Once David and the Moabites had been on very different terms (1 Samuel 22:3, 4; but see also Psalm 60:8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[David] also defeated
וַיַּ֖ךְ (way·yaḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

the Moabites,
מוֹאָ֑ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

and they
מוֹאָב֙ (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

became
וַיִּהְי֤וּ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

subject
עֲבָדִ֣ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

to David
לְדָוִ֔יד (lə·ḏā·wîḏ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

and brought him
נֹשְׂאֵ֖י (nō·śə·’ê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

tribute.
מִנְחָֽה׃ (min·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering


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