KJV 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.
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2 Samuel 21:22
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 21
19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew [the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear [was] like a weaver’s beam.
20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אַרְבַּ֥עַתH702 · ar.bafourאֵ֛לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseיֻלְּד֥וּH3205 · ya.ladto begetלְהָרָפָ֖הH7497 · ra.pahRaphaבְּגַ֑תH1661 · gatGathוַיִּפְּל֥וּH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallבְיַד־H3027 · yadhandדָּוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidוּבְיַ֥דH3027 · yadhandעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פH5650 · e.vedservant/slave
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 20:8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.Romans 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?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.Psalm 108:13Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.Psalm 118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.Romans 8:37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved 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.Psalm 60:12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.
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