1 And it came to pass at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and laid waste the land of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David abode at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it. 2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was [set] upon David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. 3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with the saw, and with harrows of iron, and with saws. And so David did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Sippai, one of the children of Rapha; and they were subdued. 5 And there was again a battle with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair smote Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam. 6 And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, whose fingers [and toes] were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born to Rapha. 7 And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him. 8 These were born to Rapha in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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1 Chronicles 20 Darby Translation
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Elhanan
Elhanan son of Jair, a Bethlehemite, who in a battle with the Philistines at Gob killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5
Jair
Named as the father of Elhanan the Bethlehemite, who killed Goliath's brother.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5
Jonathan
A son of David's brother Shimei, who killed the six-fingered descendant of Rapha who taunted Israel at Gath.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:21; 1 Chronicles 20:7
Lahmi
Brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam; killed by Elhanan son of Jair.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 20:5
Rapha
Named as the ancestor of the giants of Gath, including the six-fingered man killed by Jonathan; the descendants of Rapha fell to David and his servants.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 20:6; 1 Chronicles 20:8
Saph
One of the descendants of Rapha, killed by Sibbecai the Hushathite in a battle with the Philistines at Gob.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles 20:4
Cross references (8)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26–31; Jeremiah 49:2–3; Amos 1:14; Deuteronomy 3:11
- 2 2 Samuel 12:30–31; 2 Samuel 8:11–12; 1 Chronicles 18:11
- 3 1 Chronicles 19:2–5; 1 Kings 9:21; Judges 8:6–7; Psalm 21:8–9; Exodus 1:14
- 4 2 Samuel 21:18–22; Joshua 12:12; 1 Chronicles 11:29; 2 Samuel 21:15; Joshua 16:3
- 5 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Samuel 21:9; 1 Samuel 22:10; 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:4
- 6 2 Samuel 21:20
- 7 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Chronicles 2:13; Isaiah 37:23; 1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Samuel 17:10
- 8 Romans 8:31; Jeremiah 9:23; Joshua 14:12; Ecclesiastes 9:11
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