1 Chronicles 18:7-10

18:7 David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried 1  and brought them to Jerusalem. 2  18:8 From Tibhath 3  and Kun, 4  Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” 5  the pillars, and other bronze items.

18:9 When King Tou 6  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 18:10 he sent his son Hadoram 7  to King David to extend his best wishes 8  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. 9  He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. 10 

1 tn Heb “which were upon the servants of Hadadezer.”

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3 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).

4 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:8 has the variant name “Berothai.”

5 tn Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

6 tn The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.

7 tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.

8 tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

9 tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”

10 tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”