KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
WEB World English Bible
It came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Saph, who is among the children of the giant.
Surrounding 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.
16 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.
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.
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.
19 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.
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.
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beאַֽחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterכֵ֔ןH3651 · kenrightוַתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beע֧וֹדH5750 · odstillהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleבְּג֖וֹבH1359 · govGobעִם־H5973 · imwithפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineאָ֣זH227 · azthenהִכָּ֗הH5221 · na.khahto smiteסִבְּכַי֙H5444 · sib.b.khaySibbecaiהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יH2843 · chu.sha.tiHushathiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]סַ֕ףH5593 · saphSaphאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichבִּילִדֵ֥יH3211 · ya.lidbornהָרָפָֽה׃ פH7497 · ra.pahRapha
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 11:29Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,2 Samuel 21:20And 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.1 Chronicles 27:11The eighth [captain] for the eighth month [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.2 Samuel 21:16And 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.1 Chronicles 20:4-8And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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