Exploits against the Philistines

⁴ 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) 5} 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) 6} 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) 7} When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him. ⁸ These were descended from the giants^[b] in Gath; they fell by the hand of David and his servants.