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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

1 Chronicles 20:8

These, were born unto the giant in Gath, - but they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Gath;   Goliath;   Rapha;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Rephaim;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Giant;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Giants;   Heredity;   Pentateuch, the Samaritan;   Rapha;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Giants;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These were the descendants of the giant in Gath killed by David and his soldiers.
Hebrew Names Version
These 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 were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
English Standard Version
These 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 descendants of Rapha from Gath were killed by David and his men.
New English Translation
These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.
Amplified Bible
These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
New American Standard Bible
These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
World English Bible
These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Geneva Bible (1587)
These were borne vnto Haraphah at Gath, and fell by the hand of Dauid: and by the hands of his seruants.
Legacy Standard Bible
These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Berean Standard Bible
So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
Contemporary English Version
David and his soldiers killed these three men from Gath who were descendants of the Rephaim.
Complete Jewish Bible
These were sons of the giant in Gat; they fell at the hands of David and his servants.
Darby Translation
These were born to Rapha in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Easy-to-Read Version
These Philistine men were sons of the giants from the town of Gath. David and his servants killed those giants.
George Lamsa Translation
These four were born to the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Good News Translation
These three, who were killed by David and his men, were descendants of the giants at Gath.
Lexham English Bible
These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Literal Translation
These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These were the childre of Rapha at Gath, & fell thorow ye hande of Dauid, and of his seruauntes.
American Standard Version
These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Bible in Basic English
These were of the offspring of the Rephaim in Gath; they came to their death by the hands of David and his servants.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These were borne vnto Raphah at Geth, and were ouerthrowen in the hande of Dauid and in the hande of his seruauntes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
King James Version (1611)
These were borne vnto the Giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of Dauid, and by the hand of his seruants.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These were born to Rapha in Geth; all four were giants, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
English Revised Version
These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These ben the sones of Raphaym in Geth, that felden doun in the hond of Dauid and of hise seruauntis.
Update Bible Version
These 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 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 were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
New Living Translation
These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.
New Life Bible
These were sons of the people of Gath who were very tall and strong. And they were killed by David and his servants.
New Revised Standard
These were descended from the giants in Gath; they fell by the hand of David and his servants.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(20-7) These were the sons of Rapha in Geth, who fell by the hand of David and his servants.
Revised Standard Version
These were descended from the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Young's Literal Translation
These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

Contextual Overview

4 And it came to pass, after this, that there was yet again a battle in Gezer, with the Philistines, - then, Sibbecai the Hushathite smote Sippai of the children of the giants, and they were subdued. 5 And there again came to be a battle with the Philistines, - and Elhanan son of Jair smote Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear, was like a weaver's beam. 6 And there again came to be war with Gath, - where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes, six on each hand and foot, were four and twenty, and, he also, had been born unto the giant. 7 But, when he reproached Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea brother of David, smote him. 8 These, were born unto the giant in Gath, - but they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they fell: Joshua 14:12, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Jeremiah 9:23, Romans 8:31

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 21:22 - four

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 20:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 20:8. These were born unto the giant in Gath — "These were born להרפא leharapha, to that Rapha in Gath, or to Arapha." So the Vulgate, Septuagint, and Chaldee.

THE compiler of these books passes by also the incest of Amnon with his sister Tamar, and the rebellion of Absalom, and the awful consequences of all these. These should have preceded the fourth verse. These facts could not be unknown to him, for they were notorious to all; but he saw that they were already amply detailed in books which were accredited among the people, and the relations were such as no friend to piety and humanity could delight to repeat. On these grounds the reader will give him credit for the omission. See on 1 Chronicles 20:1.


 
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