1 Chronicles 20:8

1 Chronicles 20:8

These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

a. NLT: These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.

b. NIV: These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

c. YLT: These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: These were born to the giant [clan] in Gath, and they fell by the hands of David and his servants.

e. Septuagint: These were born to Rapha in Geth; all four were giants, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

1. “These were born unto the giant in Gath…”

a. These [411 * 'el] [Strong: a demonstrative particle (but only in a plural sense) these or those:--these, those.]

b. were born [3205 * yalad] [Strong: a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).]

c. unto the giant [7497 *  rapha' or raphah] [Strong: from 7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant:--giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s).]

d. in Gath [1661 * Gath] [Strong: the same as 1660; Gath, a Philistine city:--Gath.]

2. “…and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.”

a. and they fell [5307 * naphal] [Strong: a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative):--be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (X hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, X surely, throw down.]

b. by the hand [3027 * yad] [Strong: a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.]

c. of David [1732 * David; rarely (fully); Daviyd] [Strong: from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:--David.]

d. and by the hand [3027 * yad] [Strong: a primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.]

e. of his servants [5650 * `ebed] [Strong: from 5647; a servant:--X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.]

1). This is the last mention of giants in the Scripture.

2). Dake: The last five giants slain. These 5 giants were brothers. In 2 Samuel 21:22 it states the four mentioned in that passage were brothers; and in 2 Samuel 21:19 and 1 Chronicles 20:5 it makes it clear that they were brothers of Goliath, who made up the 5.

a). Sippai (1 Chronicles 20:4). Called Saph (2 Samuel 21:18).

b). Lahmi, brother of Goliath (1 Chronicles 20:5; 2 Samuel 21:19).

c). The giant with 6 fingers and toes on each hand and foot (1 Chronicles 20:6, 7; 2 Samuel 21:20, 21).

d). Ishbi-benob (2 Samuel 21:16, 17).

e). Goliath (1 Samuel 17).