King James Version
1 Chronicles 20:7 in the King James Version says “But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. defied: or, reproached Shimea: called Sh...” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. defied: or, reproached Shimea: called Shammah”
1 Chronicles 20:7 · KJV
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. Jair: called also, Iaare-ore-gim.2.Sam.21.19
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. great: Heb. a man of measure the son: Heb. born to the giants, or, Rapha
But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. defied: or, reproached Shimea: called Shammah
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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“But when he defied”
H2778to pull off, i.e., (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e., defame;
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“brother”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
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