War With the Philistines^(A)

⁴ 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.

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.

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.