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.
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Gill's Exposition
And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant,.... Of Goliath, or of a giant, of the race of them:
the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight; which must be…
Barnes' Notes
This, like the preceding paragraph 2Sa 21:1-14, is manifestly a detached and unconnected extract. It is probably taken from some history of David’s wars, apparently the same as furnished the materials…
Adam Clarke
Moreover the Philistines had yet war - There is no mention of this war in the parallel place, Ch1 20:4, etc.
David waxed faint - This circumstance is nowhere else mentioned.
We have here the story of some conflicts with the Philistines, which happened, as it should seem, in the latter end of David's reign. Though he had so subdued them that they could not bring any great…
Heroic exploits in the Philistine wars
This section is quite unconnected with the preceding narrative. It is perhaps a fragment from some "book of golden deeds" recording the exploits of David and…
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