Philistine Giants Killed

(A)And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.

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War With the Philistines(A)

In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer.(B) At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites,(C) and the Philistines were subjugated.

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18 (A)After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then (B)Sibbecai (C)the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants (D)of the giants. 19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and (E)Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, (F)the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.[a] 20 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended (G)from the giants. 21 And when (H)he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down. 22 These four were descended (I)from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:19 Contrast 1 Chronicles 20:5, which may preserve the original reading

18 In the course of time, there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gob. At that time Sibbekai(A) the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.

19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair[a] the Bethlehemite killed the brother of[b] Goliath the Gittite,(B) who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.(C)

20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha. 21 When he taunted(D) Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah,(E) David’s brother, killed him.

22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:19 See 1 Chron. 20:5; Hebrew Jaare-Oregim.
  2. 2 Samuel 21:19 See 1 Chron. 20:5; Hebrew does not have the brother of.

29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

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29 Sibbekai(A) the Hushathite,

Ilai the Ahohite,

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War with the Philistines

15 There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary.

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Wars Against the Philistines(A)

15 Once again there was a battle between the Philistines(B) and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted.

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Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower (A)Beth-horon, then to (B)Gezer, and it ends at the sea.

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descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon(A) and on to Gezer,(B) ending at the Mediterranean Sea.

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12 (A)the king of Eglon, one; (B)the king of Gezer, one;

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12 the king of Eglon(A)one
the king of Gezer(B)one
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