2 Samuel 21:21

21 When he insulted Israel, Jonathan, who was the son of David's brother Shimei, killed him.

2 Samuel 21:21 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 21:21

And when he defied Israel
The armies of Israel, as Goliath had done some years ago, ( 1 Samuel 17:10 ) ;

Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him;
this brother of David is called Shammah, ( 1 Samuel 16:9 ) ; and Shimma, ( 1 Chronicles 2:13 ) ; this son of his is another man from Jonadab his son, who was famous for his subtlety as this was for his valour, ( 2 Samuel 13:3 ) . The Jews say ^F4 this was Nathan the prophet, a son of Shammah.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Hieron. Trad. Heb. fol. 76. D.

2 Samuel 21:21 In-Context

19 There was yet another battle with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan, Jair's son from Bethlehem, killed Goliath from Gath, whose spear shaft was as strong as the bar on a weaver's loom.

20 In another battle at Gath, there was a huge man who had six fingers on his hands and six toes on his feet, twenty-four in all. He too was descended from the Raphah.

21 When he insulted Israel, Jonathan, who was the son of David's brother Shimei, killed him.

22 These four Philistines were descended from the Raphah in Gath, and they fell by the hands of David and his servants.