1 Tawarikh 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle ¹  with the Philistines in Gezer. ²  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, ³  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines ⁴  were subdued.

1 Tawarikh 20:6

20:6 In a battle in Gath ⁵  there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

1 Tawarikh 20:8

20:8 These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed ⁶  by the hand of David and his soldiers. ⁷ 

[20:4]  ¹ tn Heb “battle stood.”

[20:4]  ² tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

[20:4]  ³ tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

[20:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “and there was another battle, in Gath.”

[20:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “they fell.”

[20:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “his servants.”