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Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 21:22

These foure were borne to Haraphah in Gath, and died by the hande of Dauid and by the hands of his seruants.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   David;   Goliath;   Rapha;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Philistines, the;   Rephaim, or Giants, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Anak;   Gath;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Anakim;   Giants;   Philistines;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Anakim;   Gath;   Giants;   Goliath;   Philistia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Jehonathan;   Rephaim;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Haggai;   Israel;   Rephaim;   Samuel, Books of;   Shamgar;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Giant;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Giants;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Goli'ath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gath;   Giants;   Heredity;   Ishbi-Benob;   Rapha;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Giants;   Orpah;   Shamgar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These four were descended from the giant in Gath and were killed by David and his soldiers.
Hebrew Names Version
These four were born to the Rafa in Gat; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
King James Version
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Lexham English Bible
These four were born for the Raphah in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
English Standard Version
These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
New Century Version
These four sons of Rapha from Gath were killed by David and his men.
New English Translation
These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by David and his soldiers.
Amplified Bible
These four [warriors] were descended from the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hands of David and his servants.
New American Standard Bible
These four were born to the giant at Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Legacy Standard Bible
These four were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Contemporary English Version
David and his soldiers killed these four men who were descendants of the Rephaim from Gath.
Complete Jewish Bible
These four were sons of the giant in Gat; they fell at the hands of David and his servants.
Darby Translation
These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Easy-to-Read Version
All four of these men were giants from Gath. They were killed by David and his men.
George Lamsa Translation
These four were born to the giants in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Good News Translation
These four were descendants of the giants of Gath, and they were killed by David and his men.
Literal Translation
These four here born to Rapha the giant in Gath. And they fell by the hand of David, by the hand of his servants.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These foure were borne vnto Rapha at Gath, and fell thorow the hande of Dauid and of his seruauntes.
American Standard Version
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Bible in Basic English
These four were of the offspring of the Rephaim in Gath; and they came to their end by the hands of David and his servants.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These foure were borne to the giaunt in Geth, and dyed by the hand of Dauid, & by the handes of his seruauntes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
King James Version (1611)
These foure were borne to the Gyant in Gath, and fell by the hand of Dauid, and by the hand of his seruants.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These four were born descendants of the giants in Geth, the family of Rapha; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
English Revised Version
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Berean Standard Bible
So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These foure weren borun of Arapha in Geth, and thei felden doun in the hond of Dauid, and of hise seruauntis.
Young's Literal Translation
these four have been born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Update Bible Version
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his slaves.
Webster's Bible Translation
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
World English Bible
These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
New King James Version
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
New Living Translation
These four Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.
New Life Bible
These four were sons of the very tall and strong people in Gath. They were killed by David and his servants.
New Revised Standard
These four were descended from the giants in Gath; they fell by the hands of David and his servants.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These four, had been born to the giant in Gath, - but they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Douay-Rheims Bible
These four were born of Arapha in Geth, and they fell by the hand of David, and of his servants.
Revised Standard Version
These four were descended from the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
THE MESSAGE
These four were descended from Rapha in Gath. And they all were killed by David and his soldiers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

Contextual Overview

15 Againe the Philistims had warre with Israel: and Dauid went downe, and his seruants with him, and they fought against the Philistims, and Dauid fainted. 16 Then Ishi-benob which was of the sonnes of Haraphah (the head of whose speare wayed three hundreth shekels of brasse) euen he being girded with a newe sword, thought to haue slaine Dauid. 17 But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistim, and killed him. Then Dauids men sware vnto him, saying, Thou shalt goe no more out with vs to battell, lest thou quench the light of Israel. 18 And after this also there was a battell with the Philistims at Gob, then Sibbechai the Hushathite slewe Saph, which was one of ye sonnes of Haraphah. 19 And there was yet another battel in Gob with the Philistims, where Elhanah the sonne of Iaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite slewe Goliath the Gittite: the staffe of whose speare was like a weauers beame. 20 Afterward there was also a battel in Gath, where was a man of a great stature, and had on euerie hand sixe fingers, and on euerie foote sixe toes, foure and twentie in nomber: who was also the sonne of Haraphah. 21 And when hee reuiled Israel, Ionathan the sonne of Shima the brother of Dauid slewe him. 22 These foure were borne to Haraphah in Gath, and died by the hande of Dauid and by the hands of his seruants.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

four: 1 Chronicles 20:8

fell by: Joshua 14:12, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13, Psalms 118:15, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Jeremiah 9:23, Romans 8:31, Romans 8:37

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 6:17 - Gath

Cross-References

Genesis 20:2
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. Then Abimelech King of Gerar sent and tooke Sarah.
Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham prayed vnto God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women seruants: and they bare children.
Genesis 21:2
For Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age, at the same season that God tolde him.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him, which Sarah bare him, Izhak.
Genesis 26:26
Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friendes, and Phichol the captaine of his armie.
Genesis 26:28
Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lorde was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.
Genesis 28:15
And lo, I am with thee, and wil keepe thee whithersoeuer thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this lande: for I will not forsake thee vntill I haue performed that, that I haue promised thee.
Genesis 30:27
To whom Laban answered, If I haue nowe found fauour in thy sight tarie: I haue perceiued that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
Joshua 3:7
Then the Lorde saide vnto Ioshua, This day will I begin to magnifie thee in the sight of all Israel, which shall knowe, that as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee.
2 Chronicles 1:1
Then Salomon the sonne of Dauid was confirmed in his kingdome: and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him highly.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These four were born to the giant in Gath,.... Not to Goliath, for one of them was his brother, but to some giant or another of that place, for which it was famous; they were all of them of the race of the giants; and so the Septuagint version, they were

"the offspring of the giants in Gath, whose family was Repha;''

and this Repha, or Arepha, as the Vulgate Latin version, according to Abarbinel, was a woman of the daughters of the giants; the Talmudists e make her to be the same with Orpah, Ruth 1:4. These giants, it is highly probable, were the descendants of the Anakim which remained in Gath after they were cut off by Joshua in other places, Joshua 11:22;

and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants; the first, Ishbibenob, fell by the hand of David assisted by Abishai, and the other three by the persons mentioned.

e T. Bab. Sotah. fol. 42. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Four - Not necessarily meaning that they were brothers, but that they were all of the race of the Giant, all Rephaim. The word “four” is omitted in the parallel passage, only the three last being mentioned in that chapter.


 
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