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1 Chronicles 20 (WEBP)
[1] At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
[2] David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold,° and there were precious stones in it. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.
[3] He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
[4] After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
[5] Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
[6] There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
[7] When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
[8] These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
1 Chronicles 20:2 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
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King James w/Strong’s #s
1 Chronicles 20 (KJVS)
[1] And it came to pass, that after H6256 the year§ H8141 was expired, H8666 at the time H6256 that kings H4428 go out H3318 (QalInf) to battle, Joab H3097 led forth H5090 (QalImpf) the power H2428 of the army, H6635 and wasted H7843 (HiphImpf) the country H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon, H5983 and came H935 (QalImpf) and besieged H6696 (QalImpf) Rabbah. H7237 But David H1732 tarried H3427 (QalActPtc) at Jerusalem. H3389 And Joab H3097 smote H5221 (HiphImpf) Rabbah, H7237 and destroyed H2040 (QalImpf) it.
[2] And David H1732 took H3947 (QalImpf) the crown H5850 of their king H4428 from off his head, H7218 and found H4672 (QalImpf) it to weigh§ H4948 a talent H3603 of gold, H2091 and there were precious H3368 stones H68 in it; and it was set upon David’s H1732 head: H7218 and he brought H3318 (HiphPerf) also exceeding H3966 much H7235 (HiphInf) spoil H7998 out of the city. H5892
[3] And he brought out H3318 (HiphPerf) the people H5971 that were in it, and cut H7787 (QalImpf) them with saws, H4050 and with harrows H2757 of iron, H1270 and with axes. H4050 Even so dealt H6213 (QalImpf) David H1732 with all the cities H5892 of the children H1121 of Ammon. H5983 And David H1732 and all the people H5971 returned H7725 (QalImpf) to Jerusalem. H3389
[4] And it came to pass after this, H310 that there arose§ H5975 (QalImpf) war H4421 at Gezer§ H1507 with the Philistines; H6430 at which time H227 Sibbechai H5444 the Hushathite H2843 slew H5221 (HiphPerf) Sippai, H5598 that was of the children H3211 of the giant:§ H7497 and they were subdued. H3665 (NiphImpf)
[5] And there was war H4421 again with the Philistines; H6430 and Elhanan H445 the son H1121 of Jair° H3265 slew H5221 (HiphImpf) Lahmi H3902 the brother H251 of Goliath H1555 the Gittite, H1663 whose spear H2595 staff H6086 was like a weaver’s H707 (QalActPtc) beam. H4500
[6] And yet again there was war H4421 at Gath, H1661 where was a man H376 of great stature,§ H4060 whose fingers H676 and toes H676 were four H702 and twenty, H6242 six H8337 on each hand, and six H8337 on each foot: and he also was the son H3205 (NiphPerf) of the giant.§ H7497
[7] But when he defied§ H2778 (PielImpf) Israel, H3478 Jonathan H3083 the son H1121 of Shimea° H8092 David’s H1732 brother H251 slew H5221 (HiphImpf) him.
[8] These H411 were born H3205 (NiphPerf) unto the giant H7497 in Gath; H1661 and they fell H5307 (QalImpf) by the hand H3027 of David, H1732 and by the hand H3027 of his servants. H5650
1 Chronicles 20:1 Heb. at the return of the year
1 Chronicles 20:2 Heb. the weight of
1 Chronicles 20:4a Or, continued, Heb. stood
1 Chronicles 20:4b Or, Gob
1 Chronicles 20:4c Or, Rapha
1 Chronicles 20:5 Called also Jaareoregim
1 Chronicles 20:6a Heb. a man of measure
1 Chronicles 20:6b Heb. born to the giant, or, Rapha
1 Chronicles 20:7a Or, reproached
1 Chronicles 20:7b Called Shammah
Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.
Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)
1 Chronicles 20 (BYZ)
[1] και εγενετο εν τω επιοντι ετει εν τη εξοδω των βασιλεων και ηγαγεν ιωαβ πασαν την δυναμιν της στρατιας και εφθειραν την χωραν υιων αμμων και ηλθεν και περιεκαθισεν την ραββα και δαυιδ εκαθητο εν ιερουσαλημ και επαταξεν ιωαβ την ραββα και κατεσκαψεν αυτην
[2] και ελαβεν δαυιδ τον στεφανον μολχολ βασιλεως αυτων απο της κεφαλης αυτου και ευρεθη ο σταθμος αυτου ταλαντον χρυσιου και εν αυτω λιθος τιμιος και ην επι την κεφαλην δαυιδ και σκυλα της πολεως εξηνεγκεν πολλα σφοδρα
[3] και τον λαον τον εν αυτη εξηγαγεν και διεπρισεν πριοσιν και εν σκεπαρνοις σιδηροις και ουτως εποιησεν δαυιδ τοις πασιν υιοις αμμων και ανεστρεψεν δαυιδ και πας ο λαος αυτου εις ιερουσαλημ
[4] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και εγενετο ετι πολεμος εν γαζερ μετα των αλλοφυλων τοτε επαταξεν σοβοχαι ο ουσαθι τον σαφου απο των υιων των γιγαντων και εταπεινωσεν αυτον
[5] και εγενετο ετι πολεμος μετα των αλλοφυλων και επαταξεν ελλαναν υιος ιαιρ τον λεεμι αδελφον γολιαθ του γεθθαιου και ξυλον δορατος αυτου ως αντιον υφαινοντων
[6] και εγενετο ετι πολεμος εν γεθ και ην ανηρ υπερμεγεθης και δακτυλοι αυτου εξ και εξ εικοσι τεσσαρες και ουτος ην απογονος γιγαντων
[7] και ωνειδισεν τον ισραηλ και επαταξεν αυτον ιωναθαν υιος σαμαα αδελφου δαυιδ
[8] ουτοι εγενοντο ραφα εν γεθ παντες ησαν τεσσαρες γιγαντες και επεσον εν χειρι δαυιδ και εν χειρι παιδων αυτου
The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.