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1 Chronicles 20:7

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But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
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  1. 1 Chronicles 2:13Rank 1 from verse 7
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    13¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

  2. 1 Samuel 16:9Rank 2 from verse 7
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    9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

  3. 1 Samuel 17:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

  4. 1 Samuel 17:26Rank 4 from verse 7
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    26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  5. 1 Samuel 17:36Rank 5 from verse 7
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    36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

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1 Chronicles 20:7

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

defied

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Past-tense or past-participial form of defy (to dare; to provoke to combat or strife, by appealing to the courage of another; to invite one to contest; to challenge).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6And 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.

7But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.

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8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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