2 Samuel 21
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2 Samuel 21:16-19

16Then Ishbi-benobH3430, whoH834 was 1among the descendantsH3211 of the 2giantH7498, the weightH4948 of whose spearH7013 was 3threeH7969 hundredH3967 shekels of bronzeH5178 in weightH4948, 4had strappedH2296 onH2296 a newH2319 sword, and he 5intendedH559 to killH5221 DavidH1732. 17But 6AbishaiH52 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 helpedH5826 him, and struckH5221 the PhilistineH6430 and killedH4191 him. ThenH227 David’sH1732 menH376 sworeH7650 to him, sayingH559, “7You shall not goH3318 outH3318 againH5750 with us to battleH4421, so that you do not extinguishH3518 8the lampH5216 of IsraelH3478.”

189Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 thisH3651 that there was warH4421 againH5750 with the PhilistinesH6430 at GobH1359; thenH227 10SibbecaiH5444 the HushathiteH2843 struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 SaphH5593, whoH834 was among the descendantsH3211 of the 11giantH7498. 19And there was warH4421 with the PhilistinesH6430 againH5750 at GobH1359, and ElhananH445 the sonH1121 of Jaare-oregimH3296 the BethlehemiteH1022 12killedH5221 13GoliathH1555 the GittiteH1663, 14the shaftH6086 of whose spearH2595 was like a weaver’sH707 beamH4500.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Samuel 21:16 Num 13:22, 28; Josh 15:14; 2 Sam 21:18-22 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 21:16 Heb Raphah ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 21:16 About 9 lb. or 4 kg ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 21:16 Lit and he had strapped ↩
  5. 5. 2 Samuel 21:16 Lit said ↩
  6. 6. 2 Samuel 21:17 2 Sam 20:6-10 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Samuel 21:17 2 Sam 18:3 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Samuel 21:17 2 Sam 22:29; 1 Kin 11:36 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Samuel 21:18 1 Chr 20:4-8 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Samuel 21:18 1 Chr 11:29; 27:11 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Samuel 21:18 Heb Raphah ↩
  12. 12. 2 Samuel 21:19 Lit struck ↩
  13. 13. 2 Samuel 21:19 In 1 Chr 20:5, Lahmi, the brother of Goliath ↩
  14. 14. 2 Samuel 21:19 1 Sam 17:7 ↩

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