2 Samuel 21:15-22
War with the Philistines
15There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down together with his servants, and they fought against the Philistines. And David grew weary. 16And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants aof the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels ▼▼A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. 17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, c“You shall no longer go out with us to battle, lest you quench dthe lamp of Israel.” 18 eAfter this there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then fSibbecai gthe Hushathite struck down Saph, who was one of the descendants hof the giants. 19And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and iElhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, jthe shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. ▼
▼Contrast 1 Chronicles 20:5, which may preserve the original reading
20And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended lfrom the giants. 21And when mhe taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, struck him down. 22These four were descended nfrom the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. Isaiah 14:29-32
29 Rejoice not, oO Philistia, all of you,that pthe rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a qflying fiery serpent.
30And the firstborn of rthe poor will graze,
and sthe needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
31 tWail, O ugate; cry out, O city;
melt in fear, vO Philistia, all of you!
wFor smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.
32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
x“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”
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