1 Chronicles 20
New American Standard Bible 2020
War with Philistine Giants
11Then it happenedH1961 2in the springH8666, at the timeH6256 when kingsH4428 goH3318 outH3318 to battle, that JoabH3097 ledH5090 outH5090 the armyH6635H2428 and ravagedH7843 the landH776 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, and cameH935 and besiegedH6696 RabbahH7237. But DavidH1732 stayedH3427 in JerusalemH3389. And 3JoabH3097 struckH5221 RabbahH7237 and overthrewH2040 it. 24DavidH1732 tookH3947 the crownH5850 of 5their kingH4428 from his headH7218, and he foundH4672 it to weighH4948 a 6talentH3603 of goldH2091, and there was a preciousH3368 stoneH68 in it; and it was placedH1961 on David’sH1732 headH7218. And he broughtH3318 outH3318 the spoilsH7998 of the cityH5892, a veryH3966 greatH7235 amount. 3He broughtH3318 outH3318 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were in it, 7and 8putH7760 them to work at sawsH4050, ironH1270 picksH2757, and axesH4037. And DavidH1732 didH6213 the sameH3651 to allH3605 the citiesH5892 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983. Then DavidH1732 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389.
49Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 thisH3651, that warH4421 10brokeH5975 outH5975 at 11GezerH1507 with the PhilistinesH6430; thenH227 SibbecaiH5444 the HushathiteH2843 12killedH5221 SippaiH5598, one of the descendantsH3211 of the 13giantsH7498, and they were subduedH3665. 5And there was warH4421 with the PhilistinesH6430 againH5750, and ElhananH445 the sonH1121 of 14JairH3265 15killedH5221 LahmiH3902 the brotherH251 of GoliathH1555 the GittiteH1663, the 16shaftH6086 of whose spearH2595 was like a weaver’sH707 beamH4500. 6AgainH5750 there was warH4421 at GathH1661, where there was a manH376 of great statureH4060 who had twenty-fourH6242H702 fingersH676 and toesH676, sixH8337 fingers on each hand and sixH8337 toes on each foot; and he alsoH1571 was descendedH3205 from the giantsH7498. 7When he tauntedH2778 IsraelH3478, JonathanH3083 the sonH1121 of ShimeaH8092, David’sH1732 brotherH251, 17killedH5221 him. 8TheseH411 were descendedH3205 from the giantsH7498 in GathH1661, and they fellH5307 by the handH3027 of DavidH1732 and by the handH3027 of his servantsH5650.
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 20:1 2 Sam 11:1 ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 20:1 Lit at the return of the year ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 20:1 2 Sam 12:26 ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 20:2 2 Sam 12:30, 31 ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 20:2 Another reading is Malcam from, a variant of the Ammonite god Milcom ↩
- 6. 1 Chronicles 20:2 About 75 lb. or 34 kg ↩
- 7. 1 Chronicles 20:3 2 Sam 12:31 ↩
- 8. 1 Chronicles 20:3 So 2 Sam 12:31; MT sawed them apart with ↩
- 9. 1 Chronicles 20:4 2 Sam 21:18-22 ↩
- 10. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Lit stood up ↩
- 11. 1 Chronicles 20:4 In 2 Sam 21:18, Gob ↩
- 12. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Lit struck ↩
- 13. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Heb Raphah, and so in vv 6, 8 ↩
- 14. 1 Chronicles 20:5 2 Sam 21:19 ↩
- 15. 1 Chronicles 20:5 Lit struck ↩
- 16. 1 Chronicles 20:5 1 Sam 17:7; 1 Chr 11:23 ↩
- 17. 1 Chronicles 20:7 Lit struck ↩
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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