1 Chronicles 20:7
20:6 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.But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
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When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him.
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
What does 1 Chronicles 20:7 mean?
1 Chronicles 20:7 is a verse in the book of 1 Chronicles, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָרַף (châraph), יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), יְהוֹנָתָן (Yᵉhôwnâthân). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.
1 Samuel 7:2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
1 Samuel 14:18And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 14:36And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.
1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
1 Samuel 17:10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
1 Samuel 22:10And he enquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
1 Samuel 22:15Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
1 Samuel 23:2Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
1 Samuel 23:9And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
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And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
2 Samuel 21:21And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
Genesis 10:21Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Genesis 10:25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Frequently asked questions
What does 1 Chronicles 20:7 say?
1 Chronicles 20:7 (King James Version) reads: "But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him."
Is 1 Chronicles 20:7 in the Old or New Testament?
1 Chronicles 20:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Chronicles.
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