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<BR><FONT SIZE=+3><B>F I R S T C H R O N I C L E S</B></FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=+2>CHAP. XVIII.</FONT>
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David's piety and his prayer we had an account of in the foregoing
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chapter; here follows immediately that which one might reasonably
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expect, an account of his prosperity; for those that seek first the
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kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, as David did, shall have
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other things added to them as far as God sees good for them. Here is,
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I. His prosperity abroad. He conquered the Philistines
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:1">ver. 1</A>),
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the Moabites
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:2">ver. 2</A>),
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the king of Zobah
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:3,4">ver. 3, 4</A>),
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the Syrians
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:5-8">ver. 5-8</A>),
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made the king of Hamath his tributary
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:9-11">ver. 9-11</A>),
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and the Edomites,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:12,13">ver. 12, 13</A>.
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II. His prosperity at home. His court and kingdom flourished,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:14-17">ver. 14-17</A>.
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All this we had an account of before,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=2Sa+8:1-18">2 Sam. viii.</A></P>
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<TR><TD><FONT SIZE=+1><I>David's Victories.</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=-1>B. C.</FONT> 1042.</TD></TR>
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<FONT SIZE=+1>1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the
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Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of
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the hand of the Philistines.
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2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants,
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<I>and</I> brought gifts.
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3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he
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went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven
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thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also
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houghed all the chariot <I>horses,</I> but reserved of them a hundred
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chariots.
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5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king
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of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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6 Then David put <I>garrisons</I> in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians
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became David's servants, <I>and</I> brought gifts. Thus the L<FONT SIZE=-1><B>ORD</B></FONT>
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preserved David whithersoever he went.
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7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants
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of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer,
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brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen
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sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
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<I>After this,</I> it is said
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:1"><I>v.</I> 1</A>),
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David did those great exploits. After the sweet communion he had had
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with God by the word and prayer, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter,
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he went on his work with extraordinary vigour and courage,
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<I>conquering and to conquer.</I> Thus Jacob, after his vision, lifted
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up his feet,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ge+29:1">Gen. xxix. 1</A>.</P>
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We have taken a view of these victories before, and shall now only
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observe,
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1. Those that have been long enemies to the Israel of God will be
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brought down at last. The Philistines had, for several generations,
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been vexatious to Israel, but now <I>David subdued them,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:1"><I>v.</I> 1</A>.
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Thus shall all opposing <I>rule, principality, and power,</I> be, at
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the end of time, put down by the Son of David, and the most inveterate
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enemies shall fall before him.
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2. Such is the uncertainty of this world that frequently men lose their
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wealth and power when they think to confirm it. Hadarezer was smitten
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<I>as he went to establish his dominion,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:3"><I>v.</I> 3</A>.
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3. <I>A horse is a vain thing for safety,</I> so David said
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+33:17">Ps. xxxiii. 17</A>),
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and it seems he believed what he said, for he <I>houghed the
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chariot-horses,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:4"><I>v.</I> 4</A>.
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Being resolved not to trust to them
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Ps+20:7">Ps. xx. 7</A>),
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he would not use them.
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4. The enemies of God's church are often made to ruin themselves by
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helping one another,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:5"><I>v.</I> 5</A>.
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The Syrians of Damascus were smitten when they came to help Hadarezer.
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When hand thus joins in hand they shall not only not go unpunished, but
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thereby they shall be gathered <I>as the sheaves into the floor,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Mic+4:11,12">Mic. iv. 11, 12</A>.
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5. The <I>wealth of the sinner</I> sometimes proves to have been
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<I>laid up for the just.</I> The <I>Syrians brought gifts,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:6"><I>v.</I> 6</A>.
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Their shields of gold and their brass were brought to Jerusalem,
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:7,8"><I>v.</I> 7, 8</A>.
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As the tabernacle was built of the spoils of the Egyptians, so the
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temple of the spoils of other Gentile nations, a happy presage of the
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interest the Gentiles should have in the gospel church.</P>
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<FONT SIZE=+1>9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all
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the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
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10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his
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welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against
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Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and
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<I>with him</I> all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
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11 Them also king David dedicated unto the L<FONT SIZE=-1><B>ORD</B></FONT>, with the
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silver and the gold that he brought from all <I>these</I> nations;
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from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and
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from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
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12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in
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the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
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13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became
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David's servants. Thus the L<FONT SIZE=-1><B>ORD</B></FONT> preserved David whithersoever he
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14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and
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justice among all his people.
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15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah <I>was</I> over the host; and
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Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
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16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of
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Abiathar, <I>were</I> the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
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17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada <I>was</I> over the Cherethites
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and the Pelethites; and the sons of David <I>were</I> chief about the
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Here let us learn,
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1. That it is our interest to make those our friends who have the
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presence of God with them. The king of Hamath, hearing of David's great
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success, sent to congratulate him and to court his favour with a noble
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present,
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It is in vain to contend with the Son of David. <I>Kiss the Son,</I>
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therefore, <I>lest he be angry;</I> let the kings and judges of the
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earth, and all inferior people too, be thus wise, thus instructed. The
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presents we are to bring him are not <I>vessels of gold and silver,</I>
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as here (those shall be welcomed to him who have no such presents to
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bring), but our hearts and sincere affections, our whole selves, we
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must present to him as living sacrifices.
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2. That what God blesses us with we must honour him with. The presents
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of his friends, as well as the spoils of his enemies, <I>David
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dedicated unto the Lord</I>
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:11"><I>v.</I> 11</A>),
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that is, he laid them up towards the building and enriching of the
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temple. That is most truly and most comfortably our own which we have
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consecrated unto the Lord, and which we use for his glory. Let our
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<I>merchandise and our hire be holiness to the Lord,</I>
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<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=Isa+23:18">Isa. xxiii. 18</A>.
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3. That those who take God along with them whithersoever they go may
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expect to prosper, and be preserved, whithersoever they go. It was said
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before
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:6"><I>v.</I> 6</A>)
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and here it is repeated
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(<A HREF="http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?version=KJV&passage=1Ch+18:13"><I>v.</I> 13</A>)
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that <I>the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.</I> Those are
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always under the eye of God that have God always in their eye.
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4. God gives men power, not that they may look great with it, but that
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they may do good with it. When David reigned over all Israel he
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<I>executed judgment and justice among all his people,</I> and so
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answered the end of his elevation. He was not so intent on his
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conquests abroad as to neglect the administration of justice at home.
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Herein he served the purposes of the kingdom of providence, and of that
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God who <I>sits in the throne judging right;</I> and he was an eminent
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type of the Messiah, the <I>sceptre of whose kingdom is a right
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