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Bible study · 1 Chronicles 20:1-8

1 Chronicles 20: By the hand of his servants

Read 1 Chronicles 20:1-8 before you meet.

In a few lines

The verb of the LORD's promise, "I will subdue all your enemies" (17:10), comes back at Gezer, "and they were subdued" (20:4), words 2 Samuel's telling doesn't have; and the giants of Gath "fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants" (20:8), though each one the chapter tells of was killed by another man: Sibbecai, Elhanan and Jonathan the son of Shimea.

The verse to carry

“These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.”

1 Chronicles 20:8

To talk about

  1. 1. The giants fell "by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants" (20:8), and the men the chapter names are Sibbecai, Elhanan and Jonathan. Whose quiet part in something good do you think gets missed, and how could you honor it this week?

  2. 2. The man at Gath "defied Israel" (20:7), as Goliath had (1 Samuel 17:10). What feels like it is defying you or your faith right now, and who stands with you against it?

  3. 3. The LORD said, "I will subdue all your enemies" (17:10), and the word comes back twice: "subdued them" (18:1), "they were subdued" (20:4). Where are you still waiting on something God has said, and what helps you keep going while you wait?

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