2 Samuel 21:22

These four were of the offspring of the Rephaim in Gath; and they came to their end by the hands of David and his servants.

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In The King James Version

These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

In Context

21And when he was purposing to put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimei, David's brother, put him to death.

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Cross References

Joshua 14:12So now, give me this hill-country named by the Lord at that time; for you had an account of it then, how the Anakim were there, and great walled towns: it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I will be able to take their land, as the Lord said.

Psalms 60:12\60:10\Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

Psalms 118:15The sound of joy and salvation is in the tents of the upright; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.

Jeremiah 9:23This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

Romans 8:37But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 21:16-22

The Giants Subdued. ( b. c. 1020.) 15 Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. 16 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto… Read the whole commentary →

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