These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to 2 Samuel 21:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 20:8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
- Romans 8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Jeremiah 9:23 Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.
- Joshua 14:12 Now therefore give me this hill country, of which Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and great and fortified cities. It may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh said.”
- Psalms 60:12 Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.
- Psalms 108:13 Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will tread down our enemies.
- Psalms 118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
- Romans 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 21:22 These four were born to the giant…
2Sa 21:22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Ver. 22. And fell by the hand of David.] Because by the hand of his servants and soldiers. Let us ascribe the honour of all our victories over enemies, corporal or spiritual, to Christ alone.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Fell by the hand of David; either because they…
Fell by the hand of David; either because they were slain by his conduct, and counsel, or concurrence; for he contributed by his hand to the death of one of them, whilst maintaining a fight with him, he gave Abishai the easier opportunity of killing him, 2Sa 21:16,17; or because what is done by the inferior commanders is commonly ascribed to the general, both in sacred and profane writers.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Born to the giant in Gath - These giants…
Born to the giant in Gath - These giants were probably the remains of the sons of Anak, who, tho' long feared, fell at last.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Four - Not necessarily meaning that they were brothers,…
Four - 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.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Of David, who was present, though it does not…
Of David, who was present, though it does not appear that he slew any of the four. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 22. These four — Goliath was the fifth, and…
22. These four — Goliath was the fifth, and they were all sons of Raphah. See on 2Sa_21:16.
By the hand of David — He had personally assisted in the slaughter of Ishbi-benob.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. were born to the giant] Were descendants of…
22. were born to the giant] Were descendants of Rapha, or, the giant: not necessarily all four sons of one man. See note on 2Sa_21:16.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (22) Born to the giant.—They were all descendants of…
(22) Born to the giant.—They were all descendants of Rapha, but not necessarily all the sons of one man.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain These four were born to the giant; Hebrew, were…
These four were born to the giant; Hebrew, were born to the Raphah; that is, belonged to the race of the Rephaim, who seem to have settled in Gath in large numbers, and to have been a fine race of men. (For their antiquity, see Gen_14:5) By the hand of David. Not necessarily in personal conflict, though the Hebrew in ver. 17 would admit of the translation that, with the aid of Abishai, David himself slew Ishbibenob. But the glory of all that the Gibborim did belonged also to David their king.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.