1 Chronicles 20:4-8
New Living Translation
Battles against Philistine Giants
4 After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph,[a] a descendant of the giants,[b] and so the Philistines were subdued.
5 During 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!
6 In 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. 7 But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea.
8 These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.
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- 20:4a As in parallel text at 2 Sam 21:18; Hebrew reads Sippai.
- 20:4b Hebrew descendant of the Rephaites; also in 20:6, 8.
1 Chronicles 20:4-8
International Standard Version
Fighting Philistine Giants(A)
4 Afterwards, war broke out against the Philistines at Gezer, where Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim,[a] defeating the Philistines. 5 There was also another battle against the Philistines, when Jair’s son Elhanan killed Lahmi the Gittite, Goliath’s brother, whose spear was as big as[b] a weaver’s beam. 6 There was also a battle at Gath, where there was a very tall man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—for a total of 24 digits—who was a descendant of the Rephaim.[c] 7 When he challenged Israel, Shimei’s son Jonathan, David’s nephew,[d] killed him. 8 These descendants from the giants in Gath died at the hands of David and his servants.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Or the giants
- 1 Chronicles 20:5 Lit. was like
- 1 Chronicles 20:6 Or the giants
- 1 Chronicles 20:7 Lit. brother
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