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1 Chronicles 20 Free Bible Version

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1 In spring, at the time of year when kings go out to make war, Joab led the Israelite army in attacks against the country of the Ammonites, also besieging Rabbah. However, David remained behind in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
1 At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
2 David took the crown from the head of their idol Milcom. It was made of gold, and was set with gems. It weighed a talent and was placed on David's head. David also took a great deal of plunder from the city.
2 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. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.
3 David made the people there work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He also did the same to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all his army returned to Jerusalem.
3 He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 Some time after this war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. But then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were forced to submit.
4 After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
5 In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan, son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was as thick as a weaver's rod.
5 Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
6 In yet another battle at Gath, there was a gigantic man, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, making twenty-four all. He too was descended from the giants.
6 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
7 But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
7 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
8 These were the descendants of the giants in Gath, but they were all killed by David and his men.
8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

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  • Elhanan

    Bethlehemite who slew a giant

    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

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  • Jair

    Father of Elhanan

    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

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  • Jonathan

    Killed a giant of Gath

    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

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  • Lahmi

    Brother of Goliath

    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

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  • Saph

    Giant killed by Sibbecai

    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

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Cross references (8)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26–31; Jeremiah 49:2–3; Amos 1:14; Deuteronomy 3:11
  2. 2 2 Samuel 12:30–31; 2 Samuel 8:11–12; 1 Chronicles 18:11
  3. 3 1 Chronicles 19:2–5; 1 Kings 9:21; Judges 8:6–7; Psalm 21:8–9; Exodus 1:14
  4. 4 2 Samuel 21:18–22; Joshua 12:12; 1 Chronicles 11:29; 2 Samuel 21:15; Joshua 16:3
  5. 5 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Samuel 21:9; 1 Samuel 22:10; 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 17:4
  6. 6 2 Samuel 21:20
  7. 7 1 Samuel 16:9; 1 Chronicles 2:13; Isaiah 37:23; 1 Samuel 17:36; 1 Samuel 17:10
  8. 8 Romans 8:31; Jeremiah 9:23; Joshua 14:12; Ecclesiastes 9:11

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences