Study it in the app“But Abishai son of Zeruiah helped him, and he struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us to battle again, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel.””
But Abishaiוַ אֲבִישַׁיsonבֶּןof Zeruiahצְרוּיָהhelpedיַּעֲזָרhim,לוֹand he struckוַיַּךְthe Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיand put him to death.וַיְמִיתֵהוּThenאָזDavid’sדָוִדmenאַנְשֵׁיsworeנִשְׁבְּעוּto him,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“You shall notלֹאgo outתֵצֵאwith usאִתָּנוּto battleלַמִּלְחָמָהagain,עוֹדso that you do notוְלֹאquenchתְכַבֶּהthe lampנֵרof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
Abishai
Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".
Where else “avishay” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsZeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appearshelp
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “yaazar” appearsstrike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “yach” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishti” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “yemite” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsswear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishbu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tetse” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsgo out, quench
Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.
Where else “techabe” appearslamp
Lamp: a vessel with oil and a wick; also light.
Where else “ner” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears“The lamp of Israel”: it can be understood as an image of the king and of the continuance of his house (compare 1 Kings 11:36).
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The Philistine giants
2 Samuel 21:15-22
15There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and they fought the Philistines; and David grew weary. 16And Ishbi-benob, who was one of the descendants of Rapha —the weight of his spear was three hundred shekels in weight of bronze, and he was girded with a new sword— said that he would strike David. 17But Abishai son of Zeruiah helped him, and he struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us to battle again, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel.” 18After this there was again war at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha. 19There was again war at Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck Goliath the Gittite; and the shaft of his spear was like a beam of weavers. 20There was again war at Gath, and there was a man of great stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet were six and six, twenty-four in number; and he too had been born to Rapha. 21He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, struck him. 22These four were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
4And it happened after this that war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Sippai, of the descendants of the Rephaim; and they were subdued. 5There was war again with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair struck Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite; and the shaft of his spear was like a beam of weavers. 6There was war again at Gath, and there was a man of great stature, and his fingers were six and six, twenty-four; and he too had been born to Rapha. 7He taunted Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him. 8These were born to Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
16And Ishbi-benob, who was one of the descendants of Rapha —the weight of his spear was three hundred shekels in weight of bronze, and he was girded with a new sword— said that he would strike David.
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18After this there was again war at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.
