Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 20

(2 Samuel 12:26–31)

1וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961Inלְעֵת֩le.'EtH6256the springתְּשׁוּבַ֨ת הַשָּׁנָ֜הte.shu.Vat ha.sha.NahH8666 H8141,at the time whenלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256kingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.KhimH4428march out to warצֵ֣אתtzetH3318,Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853led outוַיִּנְהַ֣גvai.yin.HagH5090the armyחֵ֨יל הַצָּבָ֜אcheil ha.tza.Va'H2428 H6635and ravagedוַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀vai.yash.ChetH7843the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983.He cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Rabbahרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7237and besieged itוַיָּ֣צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696אֶת־'et-H853,but Davidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732remainedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853attackedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Rabbahרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7237and demolished itוַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃vai.Ye.her.Se.haH2040.

2Then Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921the headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218of their kingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428.It was foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀vai.yim.tza.'AhH4672to weighמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948a talentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091and was setwith preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and it wasוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961placed onעַל־'al-H5921David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.And David tookהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318a great amountהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966of plunderוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998from the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892.

3וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Davidbrought outהוֹצִ֗יאho.Tzi'H3318the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were thereand putוַיָּ֨שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7787them to workwith sawsבַּמְּגֵרָ֜הba.me.ge.RahH4050,ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270picksוּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757,and axesוּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹתu.va.me.ge.RotH4050.Andדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732hedidיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the sameוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3651to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the Ammoniteבְנֵי־ עַמּ֑וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892.Thenדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732Davidand allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Battles against the Philistines

(2 Samuel 21:15–22)

4Some time laterוַיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵיכֵ֔ןvay.Hi 'a.cha.rei.KhenH1961 H310,warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421broke outוַתַּעֲמֹ֧דva.ta.'a.ModH5975withעִם־'im-H5973the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430at Gezerבְּגֶ֖זֶרbe.Ge.zerH1507.At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Sibbecaiסִבְּכַ֣יsi.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗יha.chu.sha.TiH2843אֶת־'et-H853killedהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Sippaiסִפַּ֛יsi.PaiH5598,a descendantמִילִדֵ֥יmi.li.DeiH3211of the Rephaimהָרְפָאִ֖יםha.re.fa.'ImH7497,and the Philistines were subduedוַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.ka.Ne.'uH3665.

5Once againע֥וֹדodH5750there wasוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961a battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421withאֶת־'et-H854the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֣ן'el.cha.NanH445sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jairיָעִ֗ירya.'urH3265אֶת־'et-H853killedוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221Lahmiלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3902the brotherאֲחִי֙'a.ChiH251of Goliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,the shaftוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of whose spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like a weaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

6And there wasוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961alsoע֥וֹדodH5750a battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at Gathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661,where there wasוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of great statureמִדָּ֗הmi.DahH4060with sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337fingers on each handוְאֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤יוve.'etz.be.'o.TavH676and sixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337toes on each foot—twenty-four in allעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְאַרְבַּ֔ע'es.Rim ve.'ar.Ba'H6242 H702.Heה֖וּאhu'H1931tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571was descendedנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205from Raphaלְהָרָפָֽא׃le.ha.ra.Fa'H7497,

7and when he tauntedוַיְחָרֵ֖ףvay.cha.RefH2778אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of David’sדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251Shimeiשִׁמְעָ֖אshim.'A'H8092killed himוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221.

8So theseאֵ֛ל'elH411descendantsנוּלְּד֥וּnu.le.DuH3205of Raphaלְהָרָפָ֖אle.ha.ra.Fa'H7497in Gathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307at the handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Davidדָּוִ֖יד וּבְיַד־da.Vid u.ve.yad-H1732 H3027and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

(2 Samuel 12:26–31)

Battles against the Philistines

(2 Samuel 21:15–22)

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20