2 Samuel 21:22
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New International Version (©2011)
These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

New Living Translation (©2007)
These four Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.

English Standard Version (©2001)
These four were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
These four were descended from the giant in Gath and were killed by David and his soldiers.

International Standard Version (©2012)
These four giants, who had been fathered by a giant in Gath, were killed at the hands of David and his servants.

NET Bible (©2006)
These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by David and his soldiers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
These four were descendants of Haraphah from Gath, and David and his men killed them.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

American King James Version
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
These four were born of Arapha in Geth, and they fell by the hand of David, and of his servants.

Darby Bible Translation
These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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

Young's Literal Translation
these four have been born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

21:15-22 These events seem to have taken place towards the end of David's reign. David fainted, but he did not flee, and God sent help in the time of need. In spiritual conflicts, even strong saints sometimes wax faint; then Satan attacks them furiously; but those who stand their ground and resist him, shall be relieved and made more than conquerors. Death is a Christian's last enemy, and a son of Anak; but through Him that triumphed for us, believers shall be more than conquerors at last, even over that enemy.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 22. - These four were born to the giant; Hebrew, were born to the Raphah; that is, belonged to the race of the Rephaim, who seem to have settled in Gath in large numbers, and to have been a fine race of men. (For their antiquity, see Genesis 14:5.) By the hand of David. Not necessarily in personal conflict, though the Hebrew in ver. 17 would admit of the translation that, with the aid of Abishai, David himself slew Ishbi-benob. But the glory of all that the Gibborim did belonged also to David their king.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

These four were born to the giant in Gath,.... Not to Goliath, for one of them was his brother, but to some giant or another of that place, for which it was famous; they were all of them of the race of the giants; and so the Septuagint version, they were"the offspring of the giants in Gath, whose family was Repha;''and this Repha, or Arepha, as the Vulgate Latin version, according to Abarbinel, was a woman of the daughters of the giants; the Talmudists (e) make her to be the same with Orpah, Ruth 1:4. These giants, it is highly probable, were the descendants of the Anakim which remained in Gath after they were cut off by Joshua in other places, Joshua 11:22,

and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants; the first, Ishbibenob, fell by the hand of David assisted by Abishai, and the other three by the persons mentioned.

(e) T. Bab. Sotah. fol. 42. 2.

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Four Battles against the Philistines
…20And 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. 21And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. 22These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

2 Samuel 21:16 And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three hundred shekels and who was armed with a new sword, said he would kill David.
2 Samuel 21:21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David's brother, killed him.
1 Chronicles 20:8 These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.