1 Chronicles 20:6 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 20:6 in the Original Hebrew
Tap any word for its Strong's meaning, transliteration and every verse it appears in.
KJV word order, keyed to Strong's numbers. About the lexicon →
1 Chronicles 20:6 in Other Translations
| KJV | And 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. |
|---|---|
| WEB | There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant. |
| ASV | And there was again 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 born unto the giant. |
| YLT | And there is again war in Gath, and there is a man of measure, and his fingers and his toes are six and six, twenty and four, and also, he hath been born to the giant. |
| WBT | And 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. |
| DBY | And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, whose fingers [and toes] were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born to Rapha. |
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 20:6
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Adam Clarke · 1 Chronicles 20:6–7
Fingers and toes were four and twenty - See the note on Sa2 21:20.
John Gill · 1 Chronicles 20:1
See Gill on Ch1 20:1, Sa2 11:1, Ch1 20:2, Sa2 12:30, Sa2 21:15, and Ch1 21:1.
Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 21
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1 Chronicles 20:4
THREE OVERTHROWS OF THE PHILISTINES AND THREE GIANTS SLAIN. (Ch1 20:4-8)
war at Gezer--or Gob (see Sa2 21:18-22).
Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 21
Read Jamieson, Fausset & Brown's full commentary on 1 Chronicles 20 →
Cross References for 1 Chronicles 20:6
Related passages, ranked by how often readers connect them. Cross-reference data from openbible.info (CC-BY).
Questions about 1 Chronicles 20:6
What does 1 Chronicles 20:6 say?
1 Chronicles 20:6 in the King James Version reads: “And 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.” Read it in the full context of 1 Chronicles 20, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is 1 Chronicles 20:6 found in the Bible?
1 Chronicles 20:6 is in the book of 1 Chronicles, chapter 20, verse 6, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is 1 Chronicles 20:6 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render 1 Chronicles 20:6 in the table on this page.
The Philistines were nearly subdued (Ch1 18:1); but, as in the destruction of the Canaanites by Joshua the sons of Anak were last subdued (Jos 11:21), so here in the conquest of the Philistines the giants of Gath were last brought down. In the conflicts between grace and corruption there are some sins which, like these giants, keep their ground a great while and are not mastered without much difficulty and a long struggle: but judgment will be brought forth unto victory at last. Observe, 1. We never read of giants among the Israelites as we do of the giants among the Philistines - giants of Gath, but not giants of Jerusalem. The growth of God's plants is in usefulness, not in bulk. Those who covet to have cubits added to their stature do not consider that it will but make then more unwieldy. In the balance of the sanctuary David far outweighs Goliath. 2. The servants of David, though men of ordinary stature, were too hard for the giants of Gath in every encounter, because they had God on their side, who takes pleasure in abasing lofty looks, and mortifying the giants that are in the earth, as he did of old by the deluge, though they were men of renown. Never let the church's friends be disheartened by the power and pride of the church's enemies. We need not fear great men against us while we have the great God for us. What will a finger more on each hand do, or a toe more on each foot, in contest with Omnipotence? 3. These giants defied Israel (Ch1 20:7) and were thus made to pay for their insolence. None are more visibly marked for ruin that those who reproach God and his Israel. God will do great things rather than suffer the enemy to behave themselves proudly, Deu 32:27. The victories of the Son of David, like those of David himself, are gradual. We see not yet all things put under him; but it will be seen shortly: and death itself, the last enemy, like these giants, will be triumphed over.