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He had cornered David and was about to kill him. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was armed with a new sword, thought to kill David. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And Ishbibenob, 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Ishbi-Benob, who was one of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose bronze spear was three hundred shekels, who was bearing a new sword, thought he could kill David. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, had strapped on a new sword, and he intended to kill David. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to kill David. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to kill David. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Ishbi-benob, who was among those born to the giants, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to strike down David. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels (six pounds) of bronze, was armed with a new sword, and he intended to kill David. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giant, whose bronze spear weighed about eight pounds and who wore new armor, intended to kill David. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giant, whose bronze spear weighed about eight pounds and who wore new armor, intended to kill David. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One of the Philistine warriors was Ishbibenob, who was a descendant of the Rephaim, and he tried to kill David. Ishbibenob was armed with a new sword, and his bronze spearhead alone weighed about three and a half kilograms. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> and Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> A descendant of Haraphah named Benob, who had a bronze spear weighing 7 1/2 pounds which he wore on a new belt, captured David and intended to kill him. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> A giant named Ishbibenob, who was carrying a bronze spear that weighed about seven and a half pounds and who was wearing a new sword, thought he could kill David. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> and Ishbi-benob, who had been fathered by giants, said he intended to kill David. (His bronze spearhead weighed 300 shekels, and he carried state-of-the-art weaponry.) <a href="/msb/2_samuel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. <a href="/net/2_samuel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> Now Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, had a spear that weighed three hundred bronze shekels, and he was armed with a new weapon. He had said that he would kill David. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and Dodo son of Joash, of the descendants of the Raphah, captured him. His spear weighed three hundred bronze shekels, and he was girded with a new sword, and he thought he could kill David. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. <a href="/web/2_samuel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, he being armed with a new sword, thought he would kill David. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Ishbi-Benob, who [is] among the children of the giant—the weight of his spear [is] three hundred [shekels in] weight of bronze, and he is girded with a new one—speaks of striking David, <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Ishbi-Benob, who is among the children of the giant -- the weight of his spear is three hundred shekels weight of brass, and he is girded with a new one -- speaketh of smiting David, <a href="/slt/2_samuel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Ishbi-Benob who was from the children of Rephaim, and the weight of his spear three hundred weight of brass, and he being girded with a new one, and he will say to strike David.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Ishbibenob, who was of the ancestry of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, who had been girded with a new sword, strove to strike down David. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Dadu, a descendant of the Rephaim, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels, was about to take him captive. Dadu was girt with a new sword and thought he would kill David, <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giants, whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of bronze, and who was fitted out with new weapons, said he would kill David.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But David, Joab, and Abishai were afraid of a giant, the weight of whose breastplate was three hundred shekels of brass, and who was girded with a new sword, and had threatened to slay David. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And David was afraid, and Yuab and Abishi, of a Giant the weight of whose breastplate was three hundred shekels of brass, and he was girt with a new sword, and he said he would kill David<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with new armour, thought to have slain David. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jesbi, who was of the progeny of Rapha, and the head of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, who also was girt with a club, even he thought to smite David. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/21-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=6590" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/21.htm">Four Battles Against the Philistines</a> 15Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted. 16<a href="/hebrew/3430.htm" title="3430: wə·yiš·bōFrom yashab and Nob, with a pronominal suffix and a preposition interposed; his dwelling in Nob; Jishbo-be-Nob, a Philistine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3430.htm" title="3430: bə·nōḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yashab and Nob, with a pronominal suffix and a preposition interposed; his dwelling in Nob; Jishbo-be-Nob, a Philistine.">Then Ishbi-benob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3211.htm" title="3211: bî·lî·ḏê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Born. From yalad; born.">a descendant</a> <a href="/hebrew/7497.htm" title="7497: hā·rā·p̄āh (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of an area E. of the Jordan. Or raphah; from rapha' in the sense of invigorating; a giant.">of Rapha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: nə·ḥō·šeṯ (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">whose bronze</a> <a href="/hebrew/7013.htm" title="7013: qê·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A spear. From quwn in the original sense of fixity; a lance.">spear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: ū·miš·qal (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">weighed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lōš (Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/4948.htm" title="4948: miš·qal (N-msc) -- Weight. From shaqal; weight; hence, weighing.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and who</a> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="2296: ḥā·ḡūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To gird, gird on, gird oneself. A primitive root; to gird on.">was bearing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: ḥă·ḏā·šāh (Adj-fs) -- New. From chadash; new.">a new sword,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">resolved</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: lə·hak·kō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">to kill</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.</a> 17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/20-4.htm">1 Chronicles 20:4-8</a> Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued. / Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. / And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, ... <a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">1 Samuel 17:4-7</a> Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, / and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, / and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ... <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-51</a> But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">2 Samuel 21:18-22</a> Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha. / Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. / And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, ... <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8-12</a> These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated, / but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/11-22.htm">1 Chronicles 11:22-23</a> And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. / He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. <a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21-22</a> At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities. / No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive. <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a> (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.) <a href="/numbers/13-33.htm">Numbers 13:33</a> We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!” <a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a> The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-17</a> Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-5</a> For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15-21</a> And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. / And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. / Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Ishbibenob, 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.of the sons<a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a> There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.<a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Numbers 13:32,33</a> And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature… <a href="/deuteronomy/1-28.htm">Deuteronomy 1:28</a> Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.the giant.<a href="/2_samuel/20-18.htm">2 Samuel 20:18,20</a> Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter… <a href="/2_samuel/5-18.htm">2 Samuel 5:18</a> The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.<a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,<a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-51</a> Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/18-15.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">Attempt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-8.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/job/16-14.htm">Giant</a> <a href="/joshua/18-16.htm">Giants</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-8.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-4.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/john/19-34.htm">Lance</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm">New</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-37.htm">Raphah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-23.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-26.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-26.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/ezra/6-12.htm">Attempt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">Giant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">Giants</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-40.htm">Girded</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-7.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-51.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Lance</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">New</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm">Raphah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-19.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-9.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Weighed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-47.htm">Weight</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 21</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">The three year Gibeonite famine ceases, by hanging seven of Saul's sons.</a> 10. <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">Rizpah's kindness unto the dead</a> 12. <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">David buries the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his father's tomb</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm">Four battles against the Philistines, wherein four men of David slay four giants.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Philistines were long-standing enemies of Israel, often at war with them. Giants in the Bible, such as Goliath, are often seen as formidable foes, representing challenges that God's people must overcome. Ishbi-benob's presence in the narrative highlights the ongoing threat from the Philistines even after David's earlier victories.a descendant of Rapha Rapha is often associated with the Rephaim, a group of ancient giants mentioned in the Old Testament. The Rephaim were considered mighty and fearsome warriors. This lineage emphasizes the physical and symbolic threat posed by Ishbi-benob, as he comes from a line of formidable adversaries. The mention of his ancestry underscores the persistent nature of Israel's enemies.whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels The weight of Ishbi-benob's spear, approximately 7.5 pounds or 3.4 kilograms, signifies his strength and the threat he posed. Bronze was a common material for weapons in the ancient Near East, and the mention of its weight indicates the formidable nature of his armament. This detail parallels the description of Goliath's weaponry, drawing a connection between the two giants and the challenges they represent.and who was bearing a new sword The mention of a "new sword" suggests that Ishbi-benob was well-equipped and prepared for battle. In ancient warfare, having new or superior weapons could provide a significant advantage. This detail highlights the seriousness of the threat to David, as Ishbi-benob was not only strong but also well-armed.resolved to kill David Ishbi-benob's intention to kill David underscores the ongoing danger faced by the king, despite his past victories. David, as the anointed king of Israel, often faced threats from both external enemies and internal strife. This moment reflects the spiritual and physical battles that David encountered throughout his life. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God's chosen leaders over their adversaries, a theme that resonates with the messianic hope found in the lineage of David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/ishbi-benob.htm">Ishbi-benob</a> A Philistine warrior, described as a descendant of Rapha, indicating he was a giant. His intent was to kill King David, showcasing the ongoing conflict between the Philistines and Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, known for his leadership and faith in God. At this point in his life, David is older and more vulnerable, highlighting the need for support from his warriors. 3. <a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_rapha.htm">Descendants of Rapha</a> Refers to a group of giants, possibly related to the Rephaim, a race of giants mentioned in the Old Testament. This emphasizes the formidable nature of Israel's enemies. 4. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> A recurring adversary of Israel, representing the persistent spiritual and physical battles God's people face. 5. <a href="/topical/b/bronze_spearhead_and_new_sword.htm">Bronze Spearhead and New Sword</a> Symbolic of the strength and advanced weaponry of Israel's enemies, underscoring the physical threat posed to David and his kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_battles.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Battles</a> Just as David faced physical giants, believers today face spiritual giants. We must be vigilant and prepared for ongoing spiritual warfare. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_and_support.htm">The Importance of Community and Support</a> David's vulnerability highlights the need for support from others. In our spiritual journey, we need the support of fellow believers to stand firm. <a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god's_strength.htm">Reliance on God's Strength</a> Despite the formidable appearance of our enemies, our ultimate reliance should be on God's strength and provision, not our own abilities. <a href="/topical/t/the_persistence_of_the_enemy.htm">The Persistence of the Enemy</a> The Philistines' repeated attacks remind us that spiritual battles are ongoing. We must remain steadfast and continually seek God's guidance and protection. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_and_legacy.htm">The Role of Leadership and Legacy</a> David's leadership, even in vulnerability, sets an example for us to lead with faith and courage, trusting God to fulfill His promises through us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 21</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_emim_giants.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10–11 mentions the Emim as “giants”; where is the archaeological or scientific evidence for such gigantic peoples? </a> <a href="/q/1_chronicles_20_6__is_the_giant's_anatomy_real.htm">1 Chronicles 20:6: Is the mention of a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot biologically credible or purely symbolic?</a> <a href="/q/is_goliath_linked_to_the_nephilim.htm">What is Goliath's ancestry related to the Nephilim?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_elhanan_kill_goliath,_not_david.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:19, how could Elhanan have killed Goliath when David is credited with that feat in 1 Samuel 17?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Ishbi-benob.--The name is a strange one, and it is generally thought that some error has crept into the text, but none of the suggested emendations are free from difficulty. Perhaps the most probable is that in the Speaker's Commentary, by which for Ishbi (the Hebrew margin) they halted is read, and benob, by a very slight change in one letter, becomes at Gob; then a clause is supplied, there was a man, so that the whole reads, "David waxed faint, and they halted at Gob. And there was a man which was of the sons," &c.; <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm" title="And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.">2Samuel 21:18</a> (as well as <a href="/2_samuel/21-19.htm" title="And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.">2Samuel 21:19</a>) seems to imply a previous battle in Gob.Three hundred shekels.--About eight pounds; just half the weight of Goliath's spear-head (<a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm" title="And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.">1Samuel 17:7</a>).Girded with a new sword.--The word sword is not in the original, and its omission, where intended, is unusual. Either it should be girded with new armour, or else the word for new is intended to denote some otherwise unknown weapon.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Ishbi-benob. The Hebrew has Ishbo-benob, which Gesenius interprets as meaning "dweller upon the height." But surely the man's name would not be Hebrew; he was a Raphah, and we shall not be able to explain his name until we know the language of the Rephaim. Of the sons of the giant; Hebrew, of the children of the Raphah; that is, he belonged to the race of the Rephaim, the word not signifying "sons," but the members of a stock. It is translated "children" in <a href="/numbers/13-22.htm">Numbers 13:22, 28</a>, etc. (For the Rephaim, see note on 2 Samuel 5:18.) "The Raphah" may be the mythic progenitor of the Rephaim, but more probably it is simply the singular of "Rephaim," and "children of the Raphah" a more poetic way of describing the race. Three hundred shekels. It weighed, therefore, about eight pounds; the spearhead of Goliath was just twice as heavy (<a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm">1 Samuel 17:7</a>). Girded with a new. The Vulgate supplies "sword," which the Authorized Version has adopted. The Septuagint reads a "mace" instead of "new;" others think that he had a new suit of armour. If the narrator had thought it of sufficient importance to let us know that the article was new, he would scarcely have left the thing itself unspecified. It is evident, however, that the Septuagint did not read hadasha, "new," but the name of some strange warlike instrument, which being unknown to the scribes, they substituted for it a word which they did know, but which makes no sense. We cannot, however, depend upon the translation of the Septuagint, "mace." The want of special knowledge on the part of the translators of the Septuagint, though partly accounted for by the long absence from Palestine of its authors, and their having to depend entirely upon such knowledge of their language as survived at Alexandria, is more than we should have expected or can quite understand. Here, however, there is nothing remarkable in their not knowing the exact meaning of this carious weapon of the Rephaite; but plainly it could not be a mace, but must have been something that could be gift upon him. The Authorized Version, moreover, gives a look of probability to the insertion of "sword," which is wanting in the Hebrew; for it does not connect his purpose of killing David with the hadasha. The Hebrew is, "And Ishbo-benob, who was a Rephaite, and whose spear weighed three hundred shekels, and who was girt with an hadasha; and he thought to smite David." <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/21-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Ishbi-benob, בְּנֹ֜ב (bə·nōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3430.htm">Strong's 3430: </a> Ishbi-benob -- 'his dwelling (is) in Nob', a Philistine a descendant בִּילִידֵ֣י (bî·lî·ḏê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3211.htm">Strong's 3211: </a> Born of Rapha, הָרָפָ֗ה (hā·rā·p̄āh) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7497.htm">Strong's 7497: </a> Rephaim -- inhabitants of an area East of the Jordan whose bronze נְחֹ֔שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base spear קֵינוֹ֙ (qê·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7013.htm">Strong's 7013: </a> A lance weighed וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל (ū·miš·qal) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> Weight, weighing three שְׁלֹ֤שׁ (šə·lōš) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice hundred מֵאוֹת֙ (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred [shekels] מִשְׁקַ֣ל (miš·qal) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4948.htm">Strong's 4948: </a> Weight, weighing and who וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was bearing חָג֣וּר (ḥā·ḡūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> To gird, gird on, gird oneself a new [sword], חֲדָשָׁ֑ה (ḥă·ḏā·šāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2319.htm">Strong's 2319: </a> New resolved וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to kill לְהַכּ֥וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike David. דָּוִֽד׃ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-16.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 21:16 And Ishbibenob who was of the sons (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/21-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 21:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 21:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 21:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 21:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>