2 Samuel 21:20

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Yet another battle occurred in Gath. On that occasion there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

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  • 2 Sam 21:16 : 16 Now Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, had a spear that weighed three hundred bronze shekels, and he was armed with a new weapon. He had said that he would kill David.
  • 2 Sam 21:18 : 18 Later there was another battle with the Philistines, this time in Gob. On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.
  • 1 Chr 20:6 : 6 In a battle in Gath there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot– twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

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  • 1 Chr 20:4-8
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    4Battles with the Philistines Later there was a battle with the Philistines in Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.

    5There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom.

    6In a battle in Gath there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot– twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.

    7When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

    8These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

  • 2 Sam 21:15-19
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    81%

    15Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

    16Now Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, had a spear that weighed three hundred bronze shekels, and he was armed with a new weapon. He had said that he would kill David.

    17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David’s men took an oath saying,“You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!”

    18Later there was another battle with the Philistines, this time in Gob. On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.

    19Yet another battle occurred with the Philistines in Gob. On that occasion Elhanan the son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

  • 2 Sam 21:21-22
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    21When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.

    22These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by David and his soldiers.

  • 1 Sam 17:3-4
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    76%

    3The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites on another hill, with the valley between them.

    4Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.

  • 1 Sam 17:23-26
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    72%

    23As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.

    24When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.

    25The men of Israel said,“Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”

    26David asked the men who were standing near him,“What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
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    16Meanwhile for forty days the Philistine approached every morning and evening and took his position.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
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    10he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The LORD gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses.

  • Judg 20:14-17
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    14The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.

    15That day the Benjaminites mustered from their cities twenty-six thousand sword-wielding soldiers, besides seven hundred well-trained soldiers from Gibeah.

    16Among this army were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target.

    17The men of Israel(not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
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    7The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day– 20,000 soldiers were killed.

  • 2 Sam 5:22
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    22The Philistines again came up and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.

  • 1 Sam 27:2
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    2So David left and crossed over to King Achish son of Maoch of Gath accompanied by his six hundred men.

  • 1 Sam 17:10
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    10Then the Philistine said,“I defy Israel’s troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!”

  • 1 Sam 17:50-52
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    50David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.

    51David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s sword, drew it from its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

    52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    66%

    1David Conquers the Neighboring Nations Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its surrounding towns away from the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    19They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

  • 2 Sam 23:12
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    12But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the LORD gave them a great victory.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
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    5Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.

  • 1 Sam 17:7-8
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    7The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer was walking before him.

    8Goliath stood and called to Israel’s troops,“Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man so he may come down to me!

  • Deut 3:11
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    11Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remaining Rephaites.(It is noteworthy that his sarcophagus was made of iron. Does it not, indeed, still remain in Rabbath of the Ammonites? It is thirteen and a half feet long and six feet wide according to standard measure.)

  • 1 Sam 17:21
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    21Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.

  • 1 Chr 14:9
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    9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

  • Josh 11:22
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    22No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

  • Josh 12:4
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    4The territory of King Og of Bashan, one of the few remaining Rephaites, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei

  • 1 Sam 17:36
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    36Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. For he has defied the armies of the living God!”

  • 2 Sam 5:18
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    18Now the Philistines had arrived and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
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    48The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine.

  • Gen 6:4
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    4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days(and also after this) when the sons of God would sleep with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.