2 Samuel 21:22

2 Samuel 21:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
• New International Version (NIV)These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

Context of 2 Samuel 21:22

20In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all, who was also a descendant of the giants. 21But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea. These four Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.

2 Samuel 21:22 word by word

אֶת־אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֵ֛לֶּה יֻלְּד֥וּ לְהָרָפָ֖ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד־דָּוִ֖ד וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• These fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• were bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• to the giantרָפָהrâphâ' râphâh · RaphaH7497
• in Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
• and fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• by the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• of his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 21:22

• 1 Chronicles 20:8These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.
• Joshua 14:12So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the Lord is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the Lord said.”
• Psalms 60:12With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
• Psalms 108:13With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
• Psalms 118:15Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.
• Jeremiah 9:23This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches.
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Four - Not necessarily meaning that they were brothers, but that they were all of the race of the Giant, all Rephaim. The word “four” is omitted in the parallel passage, only the three last being mentioned in that chapter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 These events seem to have taken place towards the end of David's reign. David fainted, but he did not flee, and God sent help in the time of need. In spiritual conflicts, even strong saints sometimes wax faint; then Satan attacks them furiously; but those who stand their ground and resist him, shall be relieved and made more than conquerors. Death is a Christian's last enemy, and a son of Anak; but through Him that triumphed for us, believers…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-22The longer account of battles with the Philistines highlights important victories by David’s mighty warriors. A similar list of their deeds appears later in the chapter (see also 2 Samuel 23:8–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2215-22. Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel--Although the Philistines had completely succumbed to the army of David, yet the appearance of any gigantic champions among them revived their courage and stirred them up to renewed inroads on the Hebrew territory. Four successive contests they provoked during the latter period of David's reign, in the first of which the king ran so imminent a risk of his life that he was no longer allowed to…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 21:22

• Armies
• Championship
• David
• Goliath
• Rapha

In the dictionaries

• David
• Gath
• Gath, Gittite
• Anakim
• Giants
• Philistines
• Heredity
• Ishbi-Benob
• Psalms, Book of
• Rapha, Raphah

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary