1 Tawarikh 18:11-17

18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ¹  along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including ²  Edom, ³  Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

18:12 Abishai son of Zeruiah ⁴  killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 18:13 He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The Lord protected ⁵  David wherever he campaigned. ⁶ 

David’s Officials

18:14 David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. ⁷  18:15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of ⁸  the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 18:16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha ⁹  was scribe; 18:17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised ¹⁰  the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials. ¹¹ 

[18:11]  ¹ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

[18:11]  ² tn Heb “from.”

[18:11]  ³ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew mss along with the LXX and Syriac of 2 Sam 8:12 read “Edom” in agreement with 1 Chr 18:11 (cf. 2 Sam 8:14).

[18:12]  ⁴ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:13 attributes this victory to David.

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Or “delivered.”

[18:13]  ⁶ tn Or “wherever he went.”

[18:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he was doing what is just and fair for all his people.”

[18:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “over.”

[18:16]  ⁹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:17 has the variant spelling “Seraiah.”

[18:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “[was] over.”

[18:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests” (see sn there on the word “priests”).