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1 Chronicles 20 King James Version (with Apocrypha)

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1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out [to battle], Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote 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 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 also exceeding much spoil out of 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 And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people 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 ¶ And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
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 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver’s beam.
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 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, whose fingers and toes [were] four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot:] and he also was the son of the giant.
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 defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
7 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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