Paul Kretzmann Commentary - 1 Chronicles 20:4 - 20:8

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - 1 Chronicles 20:4 - 20:8


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Exploits of Individual Heroes

v. 4. And it came to pass after this that there arose war at Gezer,
it was rekindled, like a fire that has been smoldering, with the Philistines, Gezer being on their northern boundary, in the tribe of Ephraim; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai (or Saph), that was of the children of the giant, belonging to the Rephaim, the last remnant of the former giant race in this country; and they were subdued.

v. 5. And there was war again with the Philistines,
another uprising; and Elhanan, the son of Jair (or Jaare-oregim), slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam.

v. 6. And yet again there was war at Gath,
in the Philistine country proper, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was the son of the giant, he, too, belonged to this giant race.

v. 7. But when he defied Israel,
reproached and challenged the host of the Lord, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him.

v. 8. These were born unto the giant in Gath,
the last of the giant family; and they fell by the hand of David, that is, while he was supreme military chief, although he personally slew Goliath, and by the hand of his servants. The story is typical of the fate which comes upon those who oppose the rule of the great Son of David, Jesus Christ, for they will, if not in this life, eventually receive their punishment, everlasting destruction, by their own fault.