KJV King James Version
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
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1 Chronicles 20:7
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
WEB World English Bible
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him.
ASV American Standard Version
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 20
4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver’s beam.
6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, whose fingers and toes [were] four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]: and he also was the son of the giant.
7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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1 Chronicles 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.1 Samuel 17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.1 Samuel 17:26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?1 Samuel 17:10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.
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