The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 18:9 Explained

1 Chronicles 18:9

KJV: Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

YLT: And Tou king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten the whole force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Darby: And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

ASV: And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now when Tou  king  of Hamath  heard  how David  had smitten  all the host  of Hadarezer  king  of Zobah; 

What does 1 Chronicles 18:9 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 18:9 mean?

And when heard Toi king of Hamath that had defeated David - all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah
וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע תֹּ֖עוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ חֲמָ֑ת כִּ֚י הִכָּ֣ה דָוִ֔יד אֶת־ כָּל־ חֵ֖יל הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־ צוֹבָֽה

וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע  And  when  heard 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
תֹּ֖עוּ  Toi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֹּעוּ 
Sense: king of Hamath in the time of David.
מֶ֣לֶךְ  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
חֲמָ֑ת  of  Hamath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲמָת 
Sense: the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes.
כִּ֚י  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
הִכָּ֣ה  had  defeated 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
דָוִ֔יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חֵ֖יל  the  army 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֵיל  
Sense: rampart, fortress, wall.
הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר  of  Hadadezer 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֲדַדְעֶזֶר  
Sense: son of Rehob, a king of Syria-Zobah defeated by David’s army.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
צוֹבָֽה  of  Zobah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֹובָא 
Sense: the name of a portion of Syria which formed a separate kingdom in the times of Saul, David, and Solomon; located northeast of Damascus.

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