1 Chronicles 20:6

6 And again there was war in Gath. And there was a {very tall} man [there], and {he had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all}. He himself [was] also a descendant of the Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 20:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 20:6

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 20:1).

1 Chronicles 20:6 In-Context

4 And after this there arose a war in Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim. And they were subdued.
5 And again there was war with the Philistines. And Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear [was] like a weaver's beam.
6 And again there was war in Gath. And there was a {very tall} man [there], and {he had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all}. He himself [was] also a descendant of the Rephaim.
7 And he taunted Israel, but Jehonathan son of Shimea, brother of David, struck him down.
8 These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Literally "measured"
  • [b]. Literally "and his fingers, six and six, twenty-four"
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