2 Samuel 21:18

18 After this, there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giant.^[a]

2 Samuel 21:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 21:18

And it came to pass after this
After the former battle:

that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob;
in ( 1 Chronicles 20:4 ) it is called Gezer; either the place had two names, or these two places were near each other; so that the battle may be said to be fought both at the one and at the other, being fought equally near to both:

then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which [was] of the sons of the
giant;
who is called Sippai, ( 1 Chronicles 20:4 ) ; he had his name from the lintel of a door, being as high as one, so tall that he could scarce go under one. Sibbechai was one of David's worthies, ( 1 Chronicles 11:29 ) ; perhaps a descendant of Hushah, who sprung from Judah, ( 1 Chronicles 4:4 ) .

2 Samuel 21:18 In-Context

16 Then Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giant, whose bronze spear weighed about eight pounds and who wore new armor, intended to kill David.

17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David's men swore to him: "You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel."

18 After this, there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giant.

19 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.

20 At Gath there was still another battle. A huge man was there with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot-24 in all. He, too, was descended from the giant.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or Raphah