Ishbi-benob, son of the giant in Gath
The name Ishbi-benob means “respiration; conversion; taking captive.” Ishbi-benob is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Samuel 21:16.
Family of Ishbi-benob
Father
Who was Ishbi-benob?
My seat at Nob, one of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels in weight. He was slain by Abishai (2 Sam. 21:16, 17).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ishbi-benob
- 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.