1 Chronicles 20:7

1 Chronicles 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
• New International Version (NIV)When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

Context of 1 Chronicles 20:7

5During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi’s spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam! 6In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all, who was also a descendant of the giants. But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea. 8These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.

1 Chronicles 20:7 word by word

וַיְחָרֵ֖ף אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖א אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But when he defiedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shimeaשִׁמְעָאshim‛â' · ShimeaH8092
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 20:7

• 1 Samuel 17:10I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!”
• Isaiah 37:23“Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!
• 1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,
• 1 Samuel 16:9Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, “Neither is this the one the Lord has chosen.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This section tells about David's wars and military successes, showing him as a great warrior in Israel's history. It focuses on the public and political sides of David's enemies, with little about their private lives. There are three main parts that match accounts in Samuel: Battles during the kingdom's expansion (1 Chronicles 18:1–17; see 2 Samuel 8:1–16) The battle against the Ammonites (1 Chronicles 19:1–20:3; see 2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:30–31) The…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 20:7

• David
• Gath
• Goliath
• Jonathan
• Shammah

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jonathan
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Samuel, Books of
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Genealogy
• Giants
• Heredity

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