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Green's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 21:22

These four here born to Rapha the giant in Gath. And they fell by the hand of David, by the hand of his servants.

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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
These foure were borne to Haraphah in Gath, and died by the hande of Dauid and by the hands of his seruants.
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.
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 And again the Philistines warred with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him. And they fought with the Philistines. And David was weary. 16 And Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of Rapha the giant , the weight of his spear being three hundred bronze shekels in weight, and was girded with a new sword, even he said to strike David. 17 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall not again go out with us to battle, that you not cause the lamp of Israel to go out. 18 And it happened after this that the battle was again in Gob of the Philistines. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was among the sons of Rapha. 19 And again the battle was in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite struck one of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear was like a weaver's beam. 20 And again the battle was in Gath, and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands were six, and the fingers of his feet six, twenty four in number. And he also had been born to Rapha. 21 And he cursed Israel; and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimeah, struck him. 22 These four here born to Rapha the giant in Gath. And they fell by the hand of David, by the hand of his servants.

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 with regards to his wife Sarah, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Genesis 20:17
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his concubines, and they gave birth.
Genesis 21:2
And Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the time appointed, that which God had spoken with him.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of the son who was born to him, whom Sarah had borne to him, Isaac.
Genesis 26:26
And Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and his aide Ahuzzath, and Phicol the general of his army.
Genesis 26:28
And they said, Since we plainly have seen that Jehovah has been with you, and we have said, let there be an oath now between us, between us and you, and let us cut a covenant with you,
Genesis 28:15
And, behold, I will be with you and will guard you in every place in which you may go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not forsake you until I have surely done that which I have spoken to you.
Genesis 30:27
And Laban said to him, Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, stay. I have seen omens, also Jehovah has blessed me because of you.
Joshua 3:7
And Jehovah said to Joshua, This day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel, so that they shall know that as I was with Moses, I am with you.
2 Chronicles 1:1
And Solomon the son of David made himself strong over his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and made him exceedingly great.

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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