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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 20:7

He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.

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.
Easy-to-Read Version
So when that man made fun of Israel, Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was Shimea's son. Shimea was David's brother.
George Lamsa Translation
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea Davids brother slew 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 on, war broke out again with the Philistines at Gezer. This was when Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Sippai, and the Philistines were defeated. 5 There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom. 6 Another battle took place at Gath, where there was a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was a descendant of the ancient giants. 7 He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him. 8 These three, who were killed by David and his men, were descendants of the giants at Gath.

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
except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day."
Genesis 12:15
Some of the court officials saw her and told the king how beautiful she was; so she was taken to his palace.
Genesis 12:17
But because the king had taken Sarai, the Lord sent terrible diseases on him and on the people of his palace.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar,
Genesis 20:2
he said that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
Genesis 20:3
One night God appeared to him in a dream and said, "You are going to die, because you have taken this woman; she is already married."
Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, "Lord, I am innocent! Would you destroy me and my people?
Genesis 20:5
Abraham himself said that she was his sister, and she said the same thing. I did this with a clear conscience, and I have done no wrong."
Genesis 20:6
God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.
Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, "What have you done to us? What wrong have I done to you to make you bring this disaster on me and my kingdom? No one should ever do what you have done to me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 20:1".


 
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