📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 20:7
What does 1 Chronicles 20:7 mean?
"When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him."
— 1 Chronicles 20:7 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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.
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.
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.
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him.
These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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