1 Chronicles 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Chronicles 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 18:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.”

1 Chronicles 18:4 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

1 Chronicles 18:4 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 <FI>only<Fi> .”

1 Chronicles 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] a hundred chariots. ”

1 Chronicles 18:4 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen thousand horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen, and destroyed all the charets, but he reserued of them an hundreth charets.”

1 Chronicles 18:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 18:4 in Context — 1 Chronicles 18

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 Syria–damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 18:4 Mean?

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