2 Samuel 21:16

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14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in ^aZelah, in the tomb of Kish his father. So they performed all that the king commanded. And after that ^bGod heeded the prayer for the land.

Philistine Giants Destroyed

15 When the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint.

16 Then Ishbi-Benob, who was one of the sons of¹ the ^agiant, the weight of whose bronze spear was three hundred shekels, who was bearing a new sword, thought he could kill David.

17 But ^aAbishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, ^b“You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the ^clamp of Israel.”

18 ^aNow it happened afterward that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. Then ^bSibbechai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the sons of² the giant.

19 Again there was war at Gob with the Philistines, where ^aElhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed ^bthe brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

20 Yet again ^athere was 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 born to¹ the giant.

21 So when he ^adefied Israel, Jonathan the son of¹ Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

22 ^aThese four were born to¹ the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

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Barnes' Notes

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2 Samuel 21:16

Ishbi-benob - A corrupt reading. The whole passage should perhaps run thus: "And David waxed faint. So they halted in Gob (as in II Samuel 21:18-19). And there was a man (in Gob) which was of the sons of the giant, etc."

Sons of the giant - The "giant" here II Samuel 21:18, II Samuel 21:20, II Samuel 21:22 is "ha-Raphah," whence, the "Rephaim" Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:11. The sons of Ha-raphah, or Rephaim, are different from the "Nephilim," or Giants Genesis 6:4; Numbers 13:33. The sons of Anak were not strictly Rephaim, but Nephilim.

Three hundred shekels of brass - About eight pounds. Goliath' s spear' s head weighed "six hundred shekels of iron."

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