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Afterוַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיthisכֵןthere wasוַתְּהִיagainעוֹדwarהַמִּלְחָמָהat Gobבְּגוֹבwithעִםthe Philistines.פְּלִשְׁתִּיםThenאָזSibbecaiסִבְּכַיthe HushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִיstruckהִכָּהSaph,סַףwhoאֲשֶׁרwas one of the descendantsבִּילִדֵיof Rapha.הָרָפָה
2 Samuel 21:18
Study it in the app“After this there was again war at Gob with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 21:18, word by word
- Afterיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- at Gobגוֹבgov
Gob
Gob, a place where David and his men fought the Philistines twice (2 Samuel 21:18-19). Where it was is not known for certain; the lexicon links the name with "cistern, pit".
Where else “gov” appears- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
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 “pelishtim” appears- Sibbecaiסִבְּכַיsibchay
Sibbecai
Sibbecai the Hushathite, one of David's mighty men, who struck the giant Saph (2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles 11:29; 20:4) and was commander of one of the divisions of the army (1 Chronicles 27:11).
Where else “sibchay” appears- the Hushathiteחֻשָׁתִיchushati
Hushathite
Hushathite: from Hushah, a place or family of Judah. Sibbecai, one of David's mighty men, is called this.
Where else “chushati” appears- struckהִכָּהhika
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hika” appears- Saphסַףsaf
Saph
Saph, a Philistine of the descendants of Rapha, whom Sibbecai struck (2 Samuel 21:18); in 1 Chronicles 20:4 he is called Sippai.
Where else “saf” appears- was one of the descendantsילִדֵיylide
descendant
Someone who descends from an ancestor, from his stock.
Where else “ylide” appears- of Raphaרָפָהrafa
Rapha
Rapha, ancestor of some giants.
Where else “rafa” appears
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The Philistine giants
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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.
The context
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.”
18 · This verse (above)
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.