But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him.
- BSB and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
- NKJV So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
- NASB When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
- NLT But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea.
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Quick answer
Jonathan, David's nephew, kills the defiant giant. It shows another mighty man overcoming a Philistine champion.
Overview
Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimea, kills the giant who defied Israel. The victory belongs not only to David but to his extended house, showing how God's deliverance spreads through his people. The pattern recalls David's faith against Goliath and points to the King whose triumph his servants share.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 2:13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
- 1 Sam 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
- 1 Sam 17:26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
- 1 Sam 17:10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
- Isa 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
- 1 Sam 17:36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
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