2 Samuel 21:21

21 When he defied Yisra'el, Yonatan the son of Shim`i, David's brother, 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 again war with the Pelishtim at Gov; and Elchanan the son of Ya`are-Oregim the Beit-hallachmite killed Golyat the Gittite's brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

20 There was again war at Gat, where was a man of great stature, who had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the Rafa.

21 When he defied Yisra'el, Yonatan the son of Shim`i, David's brother, killed him.

22 These four were born to the Rafa in Gat; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.