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1 Chronicles 18:4
“David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 18
2
He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3
David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4
David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
5
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
6
Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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