King James Version
1 Chronicles 20:8 in the King James Version says “These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.”
1 Chronicles 20:8 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“were born”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“and they fell”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“and by the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“and by the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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