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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