1 Chronicles 20:4

Battles with the Philistines

20:4 Later there was a battle 1  with the Philistines in Gezer. 2  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, 3  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines 4  were subdued.

1 Chronicles 22:18

22:18 He told them, 5  “The Lord your God is with you! 6  He has made you secure on every side, 7  for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region 8  and the region 9  is subdued before the Lord and his people.

1 tn Heb “battle stood.”

2 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”

3 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”

4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn The words “he told them” are added in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

6 tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question, “Is not the Lord your God with you?” The question anticipates the response, “Of course he is!” Thus in the translation the positive statement “The Lord your God is with you!” has been used.

7 tn Heb “and he gives rest to you all around.”

8 tn Or “earth.”

9 tn Or “earth.”