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Commentariesโ€ขGeneva Study Bible Notesโ€ข1 Chronicles 20
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1 Chronicles 20 Commentary

Geneva Study Bible Notes (4 verse expositions)

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1 Chronicles 20:1Lemma: โ€œ1 Chronicles 20:1 Study Noteโ€
โ€œAnd 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. after: Heb. at the return of the yearโ€

Cross references: : 2 Sam. 11:1 Which was the chief city of the Ammonites.

1 Chronicles 20:2Lemma: โ€œ1 Chronicles 20:2 Study Noteโ€
โ€œAnd 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. to weigh: Heb. the weight ofโ€

2 Sam. 12:29 , 30 Which mounteth about the value of seven thousand and seventy crowns, which is about threescore pound weight.

1 Chronicles 20:4Lemma: โ€œ1 Chronicles 20:4 Study Noteโ€
โ€œAnd 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. arose: or, continued: Heb. stood Gezer: or, Gob the giant: or, Raphaโ€

Or, Raphaim, or the giants. Or, Gob, 2 Sam. 21:18 . Or, Saph. 2 Sam. 21:18

1 Chronicles 20:6Lemma: โ€œ1 Chronicles 20:6 Study Noteโ€
โ€œAnd 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. great: Heb. a man of measure the son: Heb. born to the giants, or, Raphaโ€

Meaning, that he had six apiece on hands and feet.