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14 Then they buried the bones of Saul and Saul’s son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the tomb of Kish, Saul’s father. They did everything the king commanded. After that, God responded to the prayers for the land.

Battles With the Philistine Giants

15 War occurred again between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his troops and fought against the Philistines. David became very tired. 16 Ishbi Benob was one of the descendants of Rapha the giant.[a] His bronze spear weighed more than seven pounds,[b] and he was equipped with a new weapon. He said that he was going to kill David.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 21:16 Literally the Rapha. Rapha was the ancestor of a group of very tall men who lived among the Philistines. They are called the Rephaim, and the valley where some of these battles were fought was named after them.
  2. 2 Samuel 21:16 Hebrew three hundred shekels