2 Samuel 21:21

21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him.

2 Samuel 21:21 in Other Translations

21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.

21 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down.

21 But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea.

21 He insulted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, killed him.

21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, 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 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.

20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha.

21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him.

22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Samuel 17:10
• 2. S 1 Samuel 16:9