1 Chronicles 20
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 29
Chapter Summary
Rabbah is besieged by Joab, plundered by David, and the people punished. Three giants are slain in three overthrows of the Philistines.
Key Hebrew Words
רָפָה
giant
H7497 · TWOT 2198d
חָרַף
defy, taunt
H2778 · TWOT 750
מִלְחָמָה
battle
H4421 · TWOT 1104c
נָכָה
strike down
H5221 · TWOT 1364
עֲטָרָה
crown
H5850 · TWOT 1608a
שָׁלָל
plunder, spoil
H7998 · TWOT 2400a
People & Context
David
King of Israel who remains at Jerusalem, takes the Ammonite crown, and whose servants kill the giants
Joab
Commander who leads the army, besieges Rabbah, and overthrows the Ammonite capital
Sibbechai
The Hushathite who killed Sippai of the giant's offspring at Gezer
Elhanan
Son of Jair who killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite
Jonathan
Son of Shimea and David's nephew who struck down the six-fingered giant of Gath
Goliath
The Gittite whose brother Lahmi, wielding a weaver's-beam spear, was slain by Elhanan
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