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2 Samuel 21:18

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18 1After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then 2Sibbecai 3the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants 4of the giants.
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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 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Samuel 21:18 In-Context

16 And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David.
17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, "You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel."
18 After this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giants.
19 And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
20 And there was again 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 descended from the giants.

Cross References 4

  • 1. For ver. 18-22, see 1 Chronicles 20:4-8
  • 2. 1 Chronicles 11:29; 1 Chronicles 27:11
  • 3. 2 Samuel 23:27
  • 4. ver. 16, 20, 22
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