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1 Chronicles — Chapter 20

Read 1 Chronicles Chapter 20 in Biblical Hebrew alongside the King James Version (KJV) — 8 verses. Original Hebrew text with vowel points (nikud) and full English translation.

וַיְהִ֣י לִ֠עֵת תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת הַשָּׁנָ֜ה לְעֵ֣ת ׀ צֵ֣את הַמְּלָכִ֗ים וַיַּנְחֵ֣ל יוֹאָ֣ב אֶת חֵ֣יל הַ֠צָּבָ֠א וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת אֶ֣ת אֶ֣רֶץ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֡וֹן וַיָּבֹ֣א וַיָּ֣צָר אֶ֠ת רַבָּ֞ה וְדָוִ֗יד יֹשֵׁ֛ב בִּירוּשָׁלָ֖͏ִם וַיַּ֥ךְ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת רַבָּ֑ה וַיֶּהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃

KJVAnd 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.

In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it.

וַיִּקַּ֤ח דָּוִיד֙ אֶת עֲטֶ֣רֶת מַלְכָּ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ מִשְׁקַ֣ל כִּכַּ֣ר זָ֗הָב וּבָהּ֙ אֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל רֹ֥אשׁ דָּוִֽיד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֖יר הוֹצִ֥יא הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹֽד׃

KJVAnd 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.

And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

וְאֶת הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּ֗הּ הוֹצִיא֙ וַיָּ֣שַׂר בַּמְּגֵרָ֗ה וּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤י הַבַּרְזֶל֙ וּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹת וְכֵ֧ן יַעֲשֶׂ֛ה דָּוִ֖יד לְכֹ֣ל עָרֵ֣י בְנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיָּשָׁ֣ב דָּוִ֔יד וְכָ֥ל הָעָ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

KJVAnd 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.

And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

וַיְהִ֥י אַחֲרֵ֖י כֵ֑ן וַתַּעֲמֹ֧ד מִלְחָמָ֛ה בְּגֶ֖זֶר עִם פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים אָ֣ז הִכָּ֤ה סִבְּכַי֙ הַחֻשָׁ֣תִי אֶת סִפַּ֔י מִיְּלִידֵ֣י הָרְפָאִ֔ים וַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃

KJVAnd 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.

And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.

וַתְּהִ֥י עוֹד מִלְחָמָ֖ה אֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֙ךְ אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן יָעִ֛יר אֶת לַחְמִ֖י אֲחִ֥י גָלְיָ֖ת הַגִּתִּֽי וְעֵ֥ץ חֲנִית֖וֹ כִּמְנ֥וֹר אוֹרְגִֽים׃

KJVAnd 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.

And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

וַתְּהִ֥י ע֖וֹד מִלְחָמָ֣ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיְהִ֣י ׀ אִ֣ישׁ מִדָּ֣ה וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֗תָיו וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֤ת רַגְלָיו֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ וָשֵׁ֔שׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּ֖ע וְגַם ה֥וּא נוֹלַ֖ד לְהָרָפָֽה׃

KJVAnd 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.

And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants.

וַיְחָרֵ֖ף אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן בֶּן שִׁמְעָ֖א אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽיד׃

KJVAnd when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.

And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.

אֵ֛לֶּה נוֹלְד֥וּ לְהָרָפָ֖א בְּגַ֑ת וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד דָּוִ֖יד וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו׃

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

These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.