2 Samuel 21:15–22

Wars Against the Philistines

21:15–22pp—1Ch 20:4–8

¹⁵Once again there was a battle between the Philistines^u and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted. ¹⁶And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three hundred shekels^b and who was armed with a new sword, said he would kill David. ¹⁷But Abishai^v son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp^w of Israel will not be extinguished.^x”

¹⁸In the course of time, there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gob. At that time Sibbekai^y the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.

¹⁹In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair^c the Bethlehemite killed the brother of^d Goliath the Gittite,^z who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.^a

²⁰In 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. ²¹When he taunted^b Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah,^c David’s brother, killed him.

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