2 Samuel 21:20
“And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature , that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he defied Israel,.... The armies of Israel, as Goliath had done some years ago, Sa1 17:10,
Jonathan the son…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
On every hand six fingers - This is not a solitary instance: Tavernier informs us that the eldest son of the emperor of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 21:15-22
We have here the story of some conflicts with the Philistines, which happened, as it should seem, in the latter end of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
six fingers … six toes Pliny mentions such a peculiarity (Hist. Nat.11:43), and it is not unknown in modern times.