2 Samuel 23:21
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man,.... A person of good countenance and shape, very large and tall; in Ch1 11:28, he is said to be a man of great stature, and five cubits high, and so wanted a…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
He slew an Egyptian - This man in Ch1 11:23 is stated to have been five cubits high, about seven feet six inches.
He went down to him with a staff - I have known men who, with a staff only for their…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
a goodly man Lit. a man of appearance, a notable man; which is explained in 1Ch 11:23 to mean "a man of great stature," with the addition, "five cubits high."
a spear The Sept. adds, like the beam of…
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