1 Chronicles 18:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Later, David attacked and defeated the Philistines. He captured their town of Gath and the nearby villages.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:20

Don't tell it in Gath or spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon. The godless Philistine women will be happy and jump for joy.

1 Chronicles 17:27

Now please bless my descendants for ever, and let them always be your chosen kings. You have already blessed my family, and I know you will bless us for ever.

1 Chronicles 18:2

David also defeated the Moabites, and so they had to accept him as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

2 Chronicles 11:8

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

1 Samuel 27:4

When Saul found out that David had run off to Gath, he stopped trying to catch him.

1 Samuel 5:8

The people of Ashdod called all the Philistine rulers to Ashdod, and they asked them, “What can we do with the sacred chest that belongs to the God of Israel?” “Send it to Gath,” the rulers answered. But after they took it there,

1 Samuel 7:14

The Israelites were even able to recapture their towns and territory between Ekron and Gath. Israel was also at peace with the Amorites.