1 Chronicles 20:4

And it came to pass, after this, that there was yet again a battle in Gezer, with the Philistines,—then, Sibbecai the Hushathite smote Sippai of the children of the giants, and they were subdued.

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In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

3and, the people that were therein, brought he forth, and cut with the saw and with threshing sledges of iron and with axes, thus also, used David to do unto all the cities of the son of Ammon,—and David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

5And there again came to be a battle with the Philistines,—and Elhanan son of Jair smote Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear, was like a weaver’s beam.

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Cross References

Joshua 12:12The king of Eglon, one, the king of Gezer, one,

2 Samuel 21:15And the Philistines had yet again a war with Israel,—so David went down, and his servants with him, and fought the Philistines, and David became faint.

1 Chronicles 11:29Sibbecai, the Hushathite, Ilai, the Ahohite;

1 Chronicles 27:11The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites,—and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 20:2-4

The Defeat of the Ammonites. ( b. c. 1306.) 1 And 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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