1 Chronicles 20:8 Meaning and Explanation
“These 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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What Does 1 Chronicles 20:8 Mean?
The chronicler closes the section with a summary: these warriors were all descendants of the giant of Gath, and every one of them fell before David and those who served under him. The line that once dominated by sheer size is brought to nothing.
'By the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants' tells the secret of Israel's victories. The king and his faithful men were instruments, but the deliverance was the Lord's. So the church's battles are won as God works through ordinary, devoted hands. Every giant of fear, sin, and death is destined to fall before the true Son of David, whose servants share in His triumph and whose kingdom shall have no end.
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What does 1 Chronicles 20:8 mean?
These giants, born in Gath, all fell by the hand of David and his servants.