Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him. New Living Translation But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea. English Standard Version And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down. Berean Standard Bible and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him. King James Bible And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him. New King James Version So when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. New American Standard Bible When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck and killed him. NASB 1995 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down. NASB 1977 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down. Legacy Standard Bible And he reproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down. Amplified Bible And when he taunted and defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him. Christian Standard Bible When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him. Holman Christian Standard Bible When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him. American Standard Version And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, slew him. Contemporary English Version But when he made fun of Israel, David's nephew Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was the son of David's brother Shimei. English Revised Version And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei David's brother slew him. GOD'S WORD® Translation When he challenged Israel, Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimei, killed him. Good News Translation He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him. International Standard Version When he defied Israel, David's brother Shimeah's son Jonathan killed him. Majority Standard Bible and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him. NET Bible When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimeah, killed him. New Heart English Bible When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him. Webster's Bible Translation And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. World English Bible When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he reproaches Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, strikes him; Young's Literal Translation and he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimeah, brother of David; Smith's Literal Translation And he will reproach Israel, and Jonathan, son of Shimeab, David's brother, will strike him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he reproached Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samae the brother of David slew him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he blasphemed Israel. So Jonathan, the son of Shimei, the brother of David, struck him down. New American Bible And when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, struck him down. New Revised Standard Version When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when he had defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he defied Israel, and Yonadab, son of Shama, the brother of David, killed him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Semei brother of David, smote him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Four Battles Against the Philistines…20And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, 21and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him. 22So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 20:7 and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him. 1 Samuel 17:49-51 Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. / Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. / David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 1 Samuel 17:4-7 Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, / and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, / and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ... 1 Samuel 17:10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!” 1 Samuel 17:26 David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” 1 Samuel 17:36 Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” 1 Samuel 17:45-47 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” 1 Samuel 17:50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 2 Samuel 23:20-21 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. / He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. 1 Chronicles 11:22-23 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. / He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. 1 Chronicles 11:12-14 Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. / He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines. / But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory. 1 Chronicles 11:10 Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 1 Chronicles 11:20-21 Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three. / He was doubly honored above the Three, and he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three. 1 Chronicles 11:24-25 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men. / He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard. 1 Chronicles 11:26-47 Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem, / Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, / Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, ... Treasury of Scripture And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. defied. 1 Samuel 17:10,25,26,36 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together… 2 Kings 19:13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah? Jonathan 1 Chronicles 27:32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: Shimeah 1 Samuel 16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 1 Samuel 17:3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. Shammah 1 Chronicles 2:13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Shimma Jump to Previous David David's Death Defied Israel Jonathan Killed Purposing Reproacheth Shame Shimea Shimeah Shimei Shim'e-I Slew Smite Smote Struck TauntedJump to Next David David's Death Defied Israel Jonathan Killed Purposing Reproacheth Shame Shimea Shimeah Shimei Shim'e-I Slew Smite Smote Struck Taunted2 Samuel 21 1. The three year Gibeonite famine ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons.10. Rizpah's kindness unto the dead 12. David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's tomb 15. Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four men of David slay four giants. and when he taunted Israel The phrase "and when he taunted Israel" indicates a moment of provocation and challenge. The Hebrew root for "taunted" is "חרף" (charaph), which can mean to defy or reproach. This act of taunting is reminiscent of Goliath's challenge to Israel in 1 Samuel 17, where the Philistine giant defied the armies of the living God. Historically, such taunts were not merely insults but challenges to the honor and faith of the nation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, battles often involved psychological warfare, where demoralizing the enemy was as crucial as physical combat. This taunt against Israel was a direct affront to their identity as God's chosen people, and it required a response that upheld God's honor. Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew and when he tauntedוַיְחָרֵ֖ף (way·ḥā·rêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2778: To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Jonathan יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of David's דָוִֽד׃ (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse brother אֲחִ֥י (’ă·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 251: A brother, ) Shimei שִׁמְעָ֖ה (šim·‘āh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8096: Shimei -- the name of a number of Israelites killed him. וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ (way·yak·kê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike Links 2 Samuel 21:21 NIV2 Samuel 21:21 NLT 2 Samuel 21:21 ESV 2 Samuel 21:21 NASB 2 Samuel 21:21 KJV 2 Samuel 21:21 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 21:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 21:21 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 21:21 French Bible 2 Samuel 21:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 21:21 When he defied Israel Jonathan the son (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |