KJV 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.
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1 Chronicles 20:8
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 20
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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Romans 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?Joshua 14:12Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims [were] there, and [that] the cities [were] great [and] fenced: if so be the LORD [will be] with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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