1 Chronicles 20
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
2And 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 upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
3And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5And 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.
6And 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.
7But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֵתʼêthH8539× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- דָּוִדDâvidH17327× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- הָיָהhâyâhH19616× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- בֵּןbênH11214× in this chapter
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 father or brother), etc.)
- נָכָהnâkâhH52214× in this chapter
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33183× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâhH44213× in this chapter
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- רָפָאrâphâʼH74973× in this chapter
a giant
- גַּתGathH16612× in this chapter
Gath, a Philistine city
- אָחʼâchH2512× in this chapter
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
- יָדyâdH30272× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יוֹאָבYôwʼâbH30972× in this chapter
Joab, the name of three Israelites
- יָלַדyâladH32052× in this chapter
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaimH33892× in this chapter
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- כֹּלkôlH36052× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- מְגֵרָהmᵉgêrâhH40502× in this chapter
a saw
- מֶלֶךְmelekH44282× in this chapter
a king
- עוֹדʻôwdH57502× in this chapter
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
- עִירʻîyrH58922× in this chapter
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- עַלʻalH59212× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- עַםʻamH59712× in this chapter
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- עַמּוֹןʻAmmôwnH59832× in this chapter
Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
- עֵתʻêthH62562× in this chapter
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîyH64302× in this chapter
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- רֹאשׁrôʼshH72182× in this chapter
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- רַבָּהRabbâhH72372× in this chapter
Rabbah, the name of two places in Palestine, East and West
- שֵׁשׁshêshH83372× in this chapter
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
- בַּרְזֶלbarzelH12701× in this chapter
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
- גֶּזֶרGezerH15071× in this chapter
Gezer, a place in Palestine
- גׇּלְיַתGolyathH15551× in this chapter
Goljath, a Philistine
- גַּםgamH15711× in this chapter
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
- גִּתִּיGittîyH16631× in this chapter
a Gittite or inhabitant of Gath
- הוּאhûwʼH19311× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- הָרַסhâraçH20401× in this chapter
to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- זָהָבzâhâbH20911× in this chapter
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- אָזʼâzH2271× in this chapter
at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore
- חַיִלchayilH24281× in this chapter
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
- חֲנִיתchănîythH25951× in this chapter
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
- חָרִיץchârîytsH27571× in this chapter
properly, incisure or (passively) incised; hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth); also a slice (as cut)
- חָרַףchâraphH27781× in this chapter
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter