These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Parallel translations
- KJV These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
- BSB So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
- NKJV These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
- NASB These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
- NLT These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.
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Quick answer
These giants of Gath all fell by the hand of David and his servants. It concludes the account of victories over the Philistine giants.
Overview
The Chronicler sums up that the giants of Gath were defeated through David and his men. What once seemed invincible is overcome because God fought for his anointed king. These triumphs over the giants foreshadow the decisive victory of the Son of David over every power that defies God (Colossians 2:15).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rom 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Eccl 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
- Jer 9:23Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.
- Josh 14:12Now therefore give me this hill country, of which Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and great and fortified cities. It may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh said.”
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