⁴ And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named ^(A)Goliath of ^(B)Gath, whose height was six^[a] cubits^[b] and a span.

²² There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel. Only in Gaza, ^(A)in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain.

²³ As he talked with them, behold, ^(A)the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke ^(B)the same words as before. And David heard him.

Philistine Giants Killed

^4 (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. ⁵ And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of ^(B)Jair struck down Lahmi ^(C)the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. ⁶ 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 from the giants. ⁷ And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of ^(D)Shimea, David's brother, struck him down. ⁸ These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

¹⁶ And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants ^(A)of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels^[a] of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. ¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, ^(B)“You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench ^(C)the lamp of Israel.”

^18 (D)After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then ^(E)Sibbecai ^(F)the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants ^(G)of the giants. ¹⁹ And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and ^(H)Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, ^(I)the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.^{[b] 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 ^(J)from the giants. ²¹ And when ^(K)he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down. ²² These four were descended ^(L)from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

⁴ And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him.

⁹ And the priest said, ^(A)“The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in ^(B)the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it, for there is none but that here.” And David said, “There is none like that; give it to me.”

David Flees to Gath

¹⁰ And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to ^(C)Achish the king of Gath.

¹¹ (For ^(A)only Og the king of Bashan was left of the remnant of ^(B)the Rephaim. Behold, his bed was a bed of iron. Is it not in ^(C)Rabbah of the Ammonites? Nine cubits^[a] was its length, and four cubits its breadth, according to the ^(D)common cubit.^[b])