Saph

• 2 Samuel 21:18–22 says that at Gob “Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant”; that again at Gob “Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam”; that at Gath “Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother” killed a man of great stature who had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot; and, “These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.” The Korean Revised Version names the brother of 21:19 (가드 골리앗의 아우 라흐미, Lahmi the brother of Goliath of Gath) and writes Jonathan’s father 삼마.
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  • 2SA 21:18–22, engwebp

    ¹⁸After this, there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.

    ¹⁹There was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

    ²⁰There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was born to the giant.

    ²¹When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.

    ²²These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

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• 1 Chronicles 20:4–8 says that at Gezer “Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant”; that in another war with the Philistines “Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam”; that at Gath “Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother” killed a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and, “These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.” The Korean Revised Version writes Jonathan’s father 시므아.
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  • 1CH 20:4–8, engwebp

    ⁴After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.

    ⁵Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

    ⁶There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.

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

    ⁸These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

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2 Samuel 21:18–22 and 1 Chronicles 20:4–8 tell of those born to the giant who fell in the wars with the Philistines, and give several names and places differently. 2 Samuel 21:18 says, “there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant”; 1 Chronicles 20:4 says, “war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant”. 2 Samuel 21:19 says, “Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother” (the Korean Revised Version 베들레헴 사람 야레오르김의 아들 엘하난이 가드 골리앗의 아우 라흐미를 죽였는데, Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath of Gath); 1 Chronicles 20:5 says, “Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite” (the Korean Revised Version 야일의 아들 엘하난이 가드 사람 골리앗의 아우 라흐미를 죽였는데). 2 Samuel 21:21 calls Jonathan “the son of Shimei, David’s brother” (the Korean 다윗의 형 삼마의 아들), and 1 Chronicles 20:7 “the son of Shimea, David’s brother” (the Korean 다윗의 형 시므아의 아들). 2 Samuel 21:22 says “These four”, and 1 Chronicles 20:8 gives no number. The text does not say whether these are the same men or the same places. This collection records Sibbecai, Elhanan and Jonathan, whose names and deeds 1 Chronicles 20 gives again, under the entries of 2 Samuel; keeps Sippai, whose name both editions write differently, apart from Saph; records Lahmi from 1 Chronicles 20:5; and relates neither Jair nor Shimea to Elhanan or Jonathan as a father. It does not decide whether Gob and Gezer, Saph and Sippai, Jaare-Oregim and Jair, or Shimei and Shimea are the same.