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1 Chronicles 20:7

So when that man made fun of Israel, Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was Shimea's son. Shimea was David's brother.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Gath;   Goliath;   Jonathan;   Shammah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jonathan;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Shimea;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Jonathan;   Shimea;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Giant;   Shammah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jonathan ;   Shimea, Shimeah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jonathan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jon'athan,;   Shim'ea;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Giants;   Heredity;   Jehonadab;   Jonathan (1);   Shammah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Giants;   Jonathan, Jehonathan;   Shimei;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
Hebrew Names Version
When he defied Yisra'el, Yonatan the son of Shim`a David's brother killed him.
King James Version
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
English Standard Version
And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.
New Century Version
When he spoke against Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
New English Translation
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
Amplified Bible
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
New American Standard Bible
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
World English Bible
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother killed him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he reuiled Israel, Iehonathan the sonne of Shimea Dauids brother did slay him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he reproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.
Berean Standard Bible
and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David's brother Shimei killed him.
Contemporary English Version
he made fun of Israel, so David's nephew Jonathan killed him.
Complete Jewish Bible
When he mocked Isra'el, Y'honatan the son of Shim‘a David's brother killed him.
Darby Translation
And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.
George Lamsa Translation
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea Davids brother slew him.
Good News Translation
He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.
Lexham English Bible
And he taunted Israel, but Jehonathan son of Shimea, brother of David, struck him down.
Literal Translation
And he taunted Israel. And Jonathan the son of Shimea, the brother of David, killed him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Ionathas the sonne of Simea Dauids brother smote him.
American Standard Version
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
Bible in Basic English
And when he put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, put him to death.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when he defyed Israel, Iehonathan the sonne of Simea Dauids brother slue him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
King James Version (1611)
But when he defied Israel, Ionathan the sonne of Shimea Dauids brother, slew him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he defied Israel, and Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him.
English Revised Version
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he blasfemyde Israel, and Jonathan, the sone of Samaa, brother of Dauid, killide hym.
Update Bible Version
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
Webster's Bible Translation
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him.
New King James Version
So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, 2 Samuel 21:21 and Shammah in 1 Samuel 16:9">[fn] David's brother, killed him.
New Living Translation
But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimea.
New Life Bible
When he spoke against Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
New Revised Standard
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when he reproached Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea brother of David, smote him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He reviled Israel: but Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him.
Revised Standard Version
And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shim'e-a, David's brother, slew him.
Young's Literal Translation
And he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.

Contextual Overview

4 Later, the Israelites went to war with the Philistines at the town of Gezer. At that time Sibbecai from Hushah killed Sippai, who was one of the sons of the giants. So those Philistines became like slaves to the Israelites. 5 Another time when the Israelites fought against the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi. Lahmi was Goliath's brother. Goliath was from the town of Gath. Lahmi's spear was very big and heavy. It was like the large pole on a loom. 6 Later, the Israelites fought another war with the Philistines at the town of Gath. In this town there was a very large man. He had 24 fingers and toes. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He also was a son of the giants. 7 So when that man made fun of Israel, Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was Shimea's son. Shimea was David's brother. 8 These Philistine men were sons of the giants from the town of Gath. David and his servants killed those giants.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

defied: or, reproached, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, Isaiah 37:23

Shimea: 1 Chronicles 2:13, Shimma, 1 Samuel 16:9, Shammah

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
But you must not eat from the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil. If you eat fruit from that tree, on that day you will certainly die!"
Genesis 12:15
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 12:17
Pharaoh took Abram's wife, so the Lord caused Pharaoh and all the people in his house to have very bad diseases.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham left that place and traveled to the Negev. He settled in the city of Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur. While in Gerar,
Genesis 20:2
Abraham told people that Sarah was his sister. King Abimelech of Gerar heard this. Abimelech wanted Sarah, so he sent some servants to take her.
Genesis 20:3
But one night God spoke to Abimelech in a dream and said, "You will die. The woman you took is married."
Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not yet slept with Sarah, so he said, "Lord, I am not guilty. Would you kill an innocent man?
Genesis 20:5
Abraham himself told me, ‘This woman is my sister,' and she also said, ‘This man is my brother.' I am innocent. I did not know what I was doing."
Genesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in a dream, "Yes, I know that you are innocent and that you did not know what you were doing. I saved you. I did not allow you to sin against me. I was the one who did not allow you to sleep with her.
Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, "Why have you done this to us? What wrong did I do to you? Why did you lie and say that she was your sister? You brought great trouble to my kingdom. You should not have done this to me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 20:1".


 
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