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Exploits against the Philistines

After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer; then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.(A) Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.(B) Again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great size who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; he also was descended from the giants.[a](C) When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. These were descended from the giants[b] in Gath; they fell by the hand of David and his servants.

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Footnotes

  1. 20.6 Gk: Heb from the Raphah
  2. 20.8 Gk: Heb from the Raphah

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.

In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.(D)

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. When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

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

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