2-Samuel - 21:21



21 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, killed him.

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And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
And he reproached Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samae the brother of David slew him.
And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.
and he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimeah, brother of David;
And when he was purposing to put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimei, David's brother, put him to death.
And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
And he blasphemed Israel. So Jonathan, the son of Shimei, the brother of David, struck him down.

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And when he defied Israel,.... The armies of Israel, as Goliath had done some years ago, 1-Samuel 17:10,
Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him; this brother of David is called Shammah, 1-Samuel 16:9; and Shimma, 1-Chronicles 2:13; this son of his is another man from Jonadab his son, who was famous for his subtlety as this was for his valour, 2-Samuel 13:3. The Jews say (d) this was Nathan the prophet, a son of Shammah.
(d) Hieron. Trad. Hebrews. fol. 76. D.

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