The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 18:2 Explained

1 Chronicles 18:2

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

YLT: and he smiteth Moab, and the Moabites are servants to David, bringing a present.

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

ASV: And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 1 Chronicles 18:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 18:2 mean?

And he defeated Moab and became the Moabites servants of David [and] brought tribute
וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־ מוֹאָ֑ב וַיִּהְי֤וּ מוֹאָב֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֔יד נֹשְׂאֵ֖י מִנְחָֽה

וַיַּ֖ךְ  And  he 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
אֶת־  defeated 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מוֹאָ֑ב  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
וַיִּהְי֤וּ  and  became 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מוֹאָב֙  the  Moabites 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
עֲבָדִ֣ים  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
לְדָוִ֔יד  of  David 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
נֹשְׂאֵ֖י  [and]  brought 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
מִנְחָֽה  tribute 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.