Old Testament Commentary - 1 Chronicles 20
by Don R. Hender
Scriptural Text
[& Editorial]
Commentary & Explanation
Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 20
Ammonites are overcome—Israel defeats the Philistines.
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ND
it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out
to battle,
a
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.
2 And 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.
3 And he brought out the people that
were
in it, and
a
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.
4 ¶ And it came to pass after this, that there arose
a
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.
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
a
, and by the hand of his servants.
8
a
they fell by the hand of David
Again here is shown the 'pride' in the hand of David and the lack of credit being given to that of the hand of God in the matter.
