David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Chronicles 18:4 in context
1 Chronicles 18:1–7
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After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
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He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
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David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
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When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
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Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
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David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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