Kings II 21:20

20 And there was yet a battle in Geth: and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet six on each, four and twenty in number: and he also was born to Rapha.

Kings II 21:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 21:20

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord
Committed idolatry:

as his father Manasseh did:
he imitated him in that, but not in his repentance and humiliation, ( 2 Chronicles 33:23 ) .

Kings II 21:20 In-Context

18 And after this there was a battle again with the Philistines in Geth: then Sebocha the Astatothite slew Seph of the progeny of Rapha.
19 And there was a battle in Rom with the Philistines; and Eleanan son of Ariorgim the Bethleemite slew Goliath the Gittite; and the staff of his spear as a weaver's beam.
20 And there was yet a battle in Geth: and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet six on each, four and twenty in number: and he also was born to Rapha.
21 And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Semei brother of David, smote him.
22 These four were born descendants of the giants in Geth, the family of Rapha; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The original is Hebrew in Greek letters.

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.