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David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried[a] and brought them to Jerusalem. From Tibhath[b] and Kun,[c] Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,”[d] the pillars, and other bronze items.)

When King Tou[e] of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 18:7 tn Heb “which were upon the servants of Hadadezer.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:8 tn The MT reads “Tibhath” here, a variant name for Tebah (cf. 2 Sam 8:8). Some English translations substitute the other version of the name here (e.g., NIV, NLT), while others follow the reading of the Hebrew text at this point (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV).
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:8 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:8 tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.
  5. 1 Chronicles 18:9 tn The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.