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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; and it was set on Davidโs head: and he brought out the plunder of the city, exceeding much.
3 He brought out the people who were therein, and cut them with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 After this, there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
5 There was again 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 weaverโs beam.
6 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, 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 Davidโs 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.
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- ืึทืึฐืึดึกืwayhรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึฐืขึตืชึฉlฤสฟฤt`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
- ืชึผึฐืฉืืึผืึทึจืชtฤลกรปbattshuwbah: a recurrence (of time or place); a reply (as returned)H8666
- ืึทืฉืึผึธื ึธึืhaลกลกฤnรขshaneh: a year (as a revolution of time)H8141
- ืึฐืขึตึฃืชืlฤสฟฤt`eth: time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etcH6256
- ืฆึตึฃืืชแนฃฤtyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
- ืึทืึผึฐืึธืึดึืืhammฤlฤkรฎmmelek: a kingH4428
- ืึทืึผึดื ึฐืึทึฃืwayyinhagnahag: to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. to lead, carry awayH5090
- ืืึนืึธืึฉyรดสพฤbYow'ab: Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึตึจืืแธฅรชlchayil: probably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428
- ืึทืฆึผึธืึธึืhaแนฃแนฃฤbฤสพtsaba': a mass of persons; (figuratively) a mass of thingsH6635
- ืึทืึผึทืฉืึฐืึตึฃืชืwayyaลกแธฅฤtshachath: to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)H7843
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึถึฃืจึถืฅสพereแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- ืึผึฐื ึตึฝืbฤnรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืขึทืึผึืึนืสฟammรดn`Ammown: tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of LotH5983
- ืึทืึผึธืึนืึwayyฤbลสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
- ืึทืึผึธึฃืฆึทืจwayyฤแนฃartsuwr: to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)H6696
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืจึทืึผึธึืrabbรขRabbah: great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Israel, East and WestH7237
- ืึฐืึธืึดึืืwฤdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึนืฉืึตึฃืyลลกฤbyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
- ืึผึดืืจึฝืึผืฉืึธืึธึดึืbรฎrรปลกฤlฤimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
- ืึทืึผึทึฅืึฐwayyaknakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
- ืืึนืึธึืyรดสพฤbYow'ab: Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืจึทืึผึธึืrabbรขRabbah: great; Rabbah, the name of two places in Israel, East and WestH7237
- ืึทืึผึถึฝืึถืจึฐืกึถึฝืึธืwayyehersehฤharac: to pull down or in pieces, break, &ล destroyH2040
- ืึทืึผึดืงึผึทึฃืwayyiqqaแธฅlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
- ืึผึธืึดึฃืืdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืขึฒืึถึฝืจึถืชสฟฤแนญeret`atarah: a crownH5850
- ืึทืึฐืึผึธืึฉmalkฤmmelek: a kingH4428
- ืึตืขึทึจืmฤสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืจึนืืฉืึืึนrลสพลกรดro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
- ืึทึฝืึผึดืึฐืฆึธืึธึฃืึผืwayyimแนฃฤสพฤhmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
- ืึดืฉืึฐืงึทึฃืmiลกqalmishqal: weight (numerically estimated); (hence) weighing (the act)H4948
- ืึผึดืึผึทืจkikkarkikkar: a circle; (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, expec. the Ghor or valley of the JordanH3603
- ืึธืึธึืzฤhฤbzahab: gold; (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny skyH2091
- ืึผืึธืึผึรปbฤh
- ืึถึฃืึถืสพebeneben: a stoneH68
- ืึฐืงึธืจึธึืyฤqฤrรขyaqar: valuableH3368
- ืึทืชึผึฐืึดึืwattฤhรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืขึทืสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- ืจึนึฃืืฉืrลลกro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
- ืึผึธืึดึืืdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึผืฉืึฐืึทึฅืรปลกฤlalshalal: bootyH7998
- ืึธืขึดึืืจhฤสฟรฎr`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
- ืืึนืฆึดึืืhรดแนฃรฎสพyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
- ืึทืจึฐืึผึตึฅืharbฤrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
- ืึฐืึนึฝืืmฤสพลdm`od: (properly) vehemence; (with or without preposition) vehementlyH3966
- ืึฐืึถืชwฤสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึธืขึธึจืhฤสฟฤm`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
- ืึฒืฉืึถืจสพฤลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- ืึผึธึืึผbฤh
- ืืึนืฆึดึืืhรดแนฃรฎสพyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
- ืึทืึผึธึจืฉืึทืจwayyฤลarsuwr: to sawH7787
- ืึผึทืึผึฐืึตืจึธึืbammฤgฤrรขmgerah: a sawH4050
- ืึผืึทึฝืึฒืจึดืืฆึตึคืรปbaแธฅฤrรฎแนฃรชchariyts: (properly) incisure or (passively) incisedH2757
- ืึทืึผึทืจึฐืึถืึhabbarzelbarzel: iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implementH1270
- ืึผืึทืึผึฐืึตืจึืึนืชรปbammฤgฤrรดtmgerah: a sawH4050
- ืึฐืึตืึwฤkฤnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
- ืึทึฝืขึฒืฉืึถึฃืyaสฟฤลe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
- ืึธืึดึืืdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึฐืึนึืlฤkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- ืขึธืจึตึฃืสฟฤrรช`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
- ืึฐื ึตึฝืbฤnรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืขึทืึผึืึนืสฟammรดn`Ammown: tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of LotH5983
- ืึทืึผึธึงืฉืึธืwayyฤลกobshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
- ืึผึธืึดึืืdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึฐืึธืwฤkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- ืึธืขึธึืhฤสฟฤm`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
- ืึฐืจึฝืึผืฉืึธืึธึดึฝืืyฤrรปลกฤloimYruwshalaim: founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of IsraelH3389
- ืึทึฝืึฐืึดืึwayhiyhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึทืึฒืจึตืืึตึืสพaแธฅฤrรชkฤnachar: (properly) the hind part; (generally, as adverb or conjunction) after (in various senses)H310
- ืึทืชึผึทึฝืขึฒืึนึงืwattaสฟฤmลd`amad: to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)H5975
- ืึดืึฐืึธืึธึืmilแธฅฤmรขmilchamah: a battle (i.e. the engagement); (generally) war (i.e. warfare)H4421
- ืึผึฐืึถึืึถืจbฤgezerGezer: Gezer, a place in IsraelH1507
- ืขึดืสฟim`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
- ืคึผึฐืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึดึืืpฤliลกtรฎmPlishtiy: a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430
- ืึธึฃืสพฤzaz: at that time or place; (as a conjunction) thereforeH227
- ืึดืึผึธึืhikkรขnakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
- ืกึดืึผึฐืึทึฃืsibbฤkayCibbkay: copse-like; Sibbecai, an IsraeliteH5444
- ืึทืึปึฝืฉืึธืชึดึืhaแธฅuลกฤtรฎChushathiy: a Chushathite or descendant of ChushahH2843
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืกึดืคึผึทึืsippayCippay: bason-like; Sippai, a PhilistineH5598
- ืึดึฝืืึดืืึตึฅืmรฎlรฎdรชyaliyd: bornH3211
- ืึธึฝืจึฐืคึธืึดึืืhฤrฤpฤสพรฎmrapha': a giantH7497
- ืึทืึผึดืึผึธื ึตึฝืขืึผืwayyikkฤnฤสฟรปkana`: (properly) to bend the knee; (hence) to humiliate, vanquishH3665
- ืึทืชึผึฐืึดืwattฤhรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืขึฅืึนืสฟรดd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
- ืึดืึฐืึธืึธึืmilแธฅฤmรขmilchamah: a battle (i.e. the engagement); (generally) war (i.e. warfare)H4421
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
- ืคึผึฐืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึดึืืpฤliลกtรฎmPlishtiy: a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430
- ืึทืึผึทึืึฐwayyaknakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
- ืึถืึฐืึธื ึธึฃืสพelแธฅฤnฤnElchanan: God (is) gracious; Elchanan, an IsraeliteH445
- ืึผึถืbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืึธืขึดึืืจyฤสฟiwrYa`uwr: wooded; Jaur, an IsraeliteH3265
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึทืึฐืึดืึlaแธฅmiyLachmiy: foodful; Lachmi, an IsraeliteH3902
- ืึฒืึดืึสพฤแธฅiyach: a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H0001))H251
- ืึผึธืึฐืึธึฃืชgolyฤtGolyath: exile; Goljath, a PhilistineH1555
- ืึทืึผึดืชึผึดึืhaggittรฎGittiy: a Gittite or inhabitant of GathH1663
- ืึฐืขึตึฃืฅwฤสฟฤแนฃ`ets: a tree (from its firmness); (hence) wood (plural sticks)H6086
- ืึฒื ึดืืชึืึนแธฅฤnรฎtรดchaniyth: a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)H2595
- ืึผึดืึฐื ึืึนืจkimnรดrmanowr: a yoke (properly, for plowing), i.e. the frame of a loomH4500
- ืึนึฝืจึฐืึดึฝืืืสพลrฤgรฎmarag: to plait or weaveH707
- ืึทืชึผึฐืึดืwattฤhรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืขึฅืึนืสฟรดd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
- ืึดืึฐืึธืึธึืmilแธฅฤmรขmilchamah: a battle (i.e. the engagement); (generally) war (i.e. warfare)H4421
- ืึผึฐืึทึืชbฤgatGath: Gath, a Philistine cityH1661
- ืึทืึฐืึดึฃืืwayhรฎhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
- ืึดึฃืืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
- ืึดืึผึธึืmiddรขmiddah: (properly) extension, i.e. height or breadthH4060
- ืึฐืึถืฆึฐืึผึฐืขึนืชึธึคืืwฤสพeแนฃbฤสฟลtฤywetsba`: something to sieze with; a fingerH676
- ืฉืึตืฉืลกฤลกshesh: six (as an overplus (see H7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand)H8337
- ืึธืฉืึตืฉืึwฤลกฤลกshesh: six (as an overplus (see H7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand)H8337
- ืขึถืฉืึฐืจึดึฃืืสฟeลrรฎm`esriym: twenty; (ordinal) twentiethH6242
- ืึฐืึทืจึฐืึผึทึืขwฤสพarbaสฟarba`: fourH702
- ืึฐืึทืwฤgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- ืึืึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
- ื ืึนืึทึฅืnรดladyalad: to bear young; (causatively) to begetH3205
- ืึฐืึธึฝืจึธืคึธึฝืืlฤhฤrฤpฤสพrapha': a giantH7497
- ืึทืึฐืึธืจึตึืฃwayแธฅฤrฤpcharaph.: to pull off; (by implication) to expose (as by stripping)H2778
- ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
- ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึืyiลrฤสพฤlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
- ืึทืึผึทืึผึตึืืึผึwayyakkฤhรปnakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
- ืึฐืึฃืึนื ึธืชึธึืyฤhรดnฤtฤnYhownathan: Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083
- ืึผึถืbenben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- ืฉืึดืึฐืขึธึืลกimสฟฤสพShim`a': Shima, the name of four IsraelitesH8092
- ืึฒืึดึฅืสพฤแธฅรฎach: a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H0001))H251
- ืึธืึดึฝืืืdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึตึืสพฤlel: these, thoseH411
- ื ืึผืึผึฐืึฅืึผnรปllฤdรปyalad: to bear young; (causatively) to begetH3205
- ืึฐืึธึฝืจึธืคึธึืlฤhฤrฤpฤสพrapha': a giantH7497
- ืึผึฐืึทึืชbฤgatGath: Gath, a Philistine cityH1661
- ืึทืึผึดืคึผึฐืึฅืึผwayyippฤlรปnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
- ืึฐืึทืbฤyadyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- ืึผึธืึดึืืdฤwรฎdDavid: loving; David, the youngest son of JesseH1732
- ืึผืึฐืึทืรปbฤyadyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- ืขึฒืึธืึธึฝืืืสฟฤbฤdฤyw`ebed: a servantH5650
Strong's words in 1 Chronicles 20 (6)
- Strong's H1732 — ืึฐืึธืึดึืื (wฤdฤwรฎd)
- David (daw-veed') (rarely (fully) Daviyd {daw-veed'};) n/p. 1. loving 2. David, the youngest son of Jesse [from the same as H1730] KJV: David. Root(s): H1730. Appears 7 times in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Strong's H1961 — ืึทืึฐืึดึกื (wayhรฎ)
- hayah (haw-yaw) v. 1. to exist 2. to be or become 3. to come into being, i.e. to happen, to occur (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) [a primitive root] KJV: beacon, X altogether, be. Appears 6 times in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Strong's H1121 — ืึผึฐื ึตึฝื (bฤnรช)
- ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 4 times in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Strong's H5221 — ืึทืึผึทึฅืึฐ (wayyak)
- nakah (naw-kaw') v. 1. to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) [a primitive root] KJV: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, X surely, wound.. Appears 4 times in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Strong's H3318 — ืฆึตึฃืืช (แนฃฤt)
- yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') v. 1. to go out 2. (causatively) to bring out {in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim} [a primitive root] KJV: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.. Appears 3 times in 1 Chronicles 20.
- Strong's H4421 — ืึดืึฐืึธืึธึื (milแธฅฤmรข)
- milchamah (mil-khaw-maw') n-f. 1. a battle (i.e. the engagement) 2. (generally) war (i.e. warfare) [from H3898 (in the sense of fighting)] KJV: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)). Root(s): H3898. Appears 3 times in 1 Chronicles 20.