2 Samuel 21:16
“And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him,.... Observing him in danger, made haste to his relief:
and smote the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ishbi-benob - A corrupt reading. The whole passage should perhaps run thus: “And David waxed faint. So they halted in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Being girded with a new sword - As the word sword is not in the original, we may apply the term new to his armor in…
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
Ishbi-benob Perhaps = "dweller on a height," a name given him because he lived in some inaccessible castle. But there…
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