1 Chronicles 20:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.”

1 Chronicles 20:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 20:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 20:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.”

1 Chronicles 20:7 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 20:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. ”

1 Chronicles 20:7 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 20:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David.”

1 Chronicles 20:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 20:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.”

1 Chronicles 20:7 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 20:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when he reuiled Israel, Iehonathan the sonne of Shimea Dauids brother did slay him.”

1 Chronicles 20:7 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 20:7 in Context — 1 Chronicles 20

5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.

6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.

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

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What Does 1 Chronicles 20:7 Mean?

1 Chronicles 20:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Chronicles chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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