1 Chronicles chapter 20 tells of how the warriors of King David killed three Philistines giants, Sippai, Lahmi brother of Goliath, and an unnamed giant who had twelve fingers and twelve toes, all of whom were descendants of giants at Gath.
4Later on, war broke out again with the Philistines at Gezer. This was when Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Sippai, and the Philistines were defeated.
5There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom.
6Another battle took place at Gath, where there was a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was a descendant of the ancient giants. 7He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.
8These three, who were killed by David and his men, were descendants of the giants at Gath.
1 Chronicles 20:4 - 8 Good News Bible
A longer account of the defeat of these giants is found in 2 Samuel chapter 21 verses 15 to 22. In this account, a total of four giants instead of three is mentioned, namely, Ishbibenob, Saph, Goliath (most probably referring to his brother Lahmi, because Goliath had already been killed by David earlier), and the unnamed giant with twelve fingers and twelve toes.
15There was another war between the Philistines and Israel, and David and his men went and fought the Philistines. During one of the battles David grew tired.
16A giant named Ishbibenob, who was carrying a bronze spear that weighed about 3.5 kilogrammes and who was wearing a new sword, thought he could kill David. 17But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David's help, attacked the giant, and killed him. . . .
18After this there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, during which Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Saph.
19There was another battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom.
20Then there was another battle at Gath, where there was a giant who loved to fight. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. 21He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.
22These four were descendants of the giants of Gath, and they were killed by David and his men.
2 Samuel 21:15 - 22 Good News Bible
A comparison of the account in 1 Chronicles 20 with that in 2 Samuel 21 is given in the table below:
| 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 | 2 Samuel 21:15-22 |
|---|---|
| (Not mentioned) | Giant: Ishbibenob Killed by: Abishai ben Zeruiah Place: unnamed |
| Giant: Sippai Killed by: Sibbecai of Hushah Place: Gezer |
Giant: Saph Killed by: Sibbecai of Hushah Place: Gob |
| Giant: Lahmi, brother of Goliath Killed by: Elhanan ben Jair Place: unnamed |
Giant: Goliath Killed by: Elhanan ben Jair Place: Gob |
| Giant: unnamed, had 12 fingers, 12 toes Killed by: Jonathan ben Shamah brother of David Place: Gath |
Giant: unnamed, had 12 fingers, 12 toes Killed by: Jonathan ben Shamah brother of David Place: Gath |
Brothers and Sisters in Iesus the Anointed One, are you facing any giant in your life? Are there seemingly insurmountable problems and immeasurable adversities that beset you? Let us be brave like the warriors of King David. Let us fight and overcome the giants with the help of God our Father in Heaven. In the Name of Iesus, His Anointed One, Amen.
