2 Samuel 21 · Verse 16

2 Samuel 21:16

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.
2 Samuel 21:16, King James Version

2 Samuel 21:16 in other translations

BSBThen Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
WEBand 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.
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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,
DARBYAnd Ishbibenob, who was of the children of Raphah — the weight of his lance was three hundred shekels of bronze, and he was girded with new armour — thought to smite David.
BBEAnd there came against David one of the offspring of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, and having a new sword, he made an attempt to put David to death.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Samuel 21:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 21:15-22

15-22. Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel--Although the Philistines had completely succumbed to the army of David, yet the appearance of any gigantic champions among them revived their courage and stirred them up to renewed inroads on the Hebrew territory. Four successive contests they provoked during the latter period of David's reign, in the first of which the king ran so imminent a risk of his…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Being girded with a new sword - As the word sword is not in the original, we may apply the term new to his armor in general; he had got new arms, a new coat of mail, or something that defended him well, and rendered him very formidable: or it may mean a strong or sharp sword.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:15-22

These events seem to have taken place towards the end of David's reign. David fainted, but he did not flee, and God sent help in the time of need. In spiritual conflicts, even strong saints sometimes wax faint; then Satan attacks them furiously; but those who stand their ground and resist him, shall be relieved and made more than conquerors. Death is a Christian's last enemy, and a son of Anak; but through Him that…

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2 Samuel 21:16 in the original Hebrew

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וְיִשְׁבִּ֨יve.yish.boand Ishbi-H3430
בְּנֹ֜בbe.NoBenobH3430
אֲשֶׁ֣ר\׀'a.SherwhoH834
בִּילִידֵ֣יbi.li.Dei[was] among those born ofH3211
הָרָפָ֗הha.ra.Fahthe RaphahH7497
וּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.Kaland [the] weight ofH4948
קֵינוֹ֙kei.Nospear hisH7013
שְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.Losh[was] threeH7969
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>H3967
מִשְׁקַ֣לmish.Kal[the] weight ofH4948
נְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
חָג֣וּרcha.Gur[was] girdedH2296
חֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.Shaha new [weapon]H2319
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.Kotto strike downH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּוִֽד\׃da.VidDavidH1732

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 21:16

  • 2 Samuel 21:20

    And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

  • 2 Samuel 21:18

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 9:2

    A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!

  • Deuteronomy 3:11

    For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.

  • 2 Samuel 5:18

    The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • Deuteronomy 2:10

    The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;

  • Deuteronomy 1:28

    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.

  • Genesis 14:5

    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,

  • 1 Samuel 17:45-51

    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. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. …

  • Numbers 13:32-33

    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. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • 2 Samuel 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.

  • 1 Samuel 17:4-5

    And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
of the sons.
Ge 6:4; Nu 13:32,33; De 1:28; 2:10,21; 3:11; 9:2; 1Sa 17:4,5
the giant. or, Rapha.
18,20; *marg:
5:18; Ge 14:5
whose spear. Heb. the staff, or, the head. thought.
1Sa 17:45-51

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 21:15

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 21:16

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 21:17

    But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

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2 Samuel 21:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En esto Isbi-benob, el cual era de los hijos del gigante, y el peso de cuya lanza era de trescientos siclos de metal, y tenía él ceñida una nueva espada, trató de herir á David:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jishbi-Benob, qui était des enfants du géant (le poids de sa lance était de 300 sicles d’airain, et il était ceint d’une armure neuve), pensa frapper David.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Jischbi-Benob, der von den Söhnen des Rapha war, gedachte David zu erschlagen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Jesbibenob, qui fuit de genere Arapha, cujus ferrum hastæ trecentas uncias appendebat, et accinctus erat ense novo, nisus est percutere David.