2 Samuel 21:16
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Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David.

Numbers 13:22
And they went up at the south side, and came to Hebron, where were Achiman and Sisai and Tholmai the sons of Enac. For Hebron was built seven years before Tanis the city of Egypt.

Numbers 13:28
But it hath very strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and walled. We saw there the race of Enac.

Joshua 15:14
And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, Sesai and Ahiman, and Tholmai of the race of Enac.

2 Samuel 21:18
There was also a second battle in Gob against the Philistines: then Sobochai of Husathi slew Saph of the race of Arapha of the family of the giants.

2 Samuel 21:20
A fourth battle was in Geth: where there was a man of great stature, that had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, four and twenty in all, and he was of the race of Arapha.

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Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David.

of the sons

Genesis 6:4 Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children, these are the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Numbers 13:32,33 And they spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed, devoureth its inhabitants: the people, that we beheld are of a tall stature. . . .

Deuteronomy 1:28 Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there.

Deuteronomy 2:10,21 The Emims first were the inhabitants thereof, a people great, and strong, and so tall, that like the race of the Enacims, . . .

Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Basan remained of the race of the giants. His bed of iron is shewn, which is in Rabbath of the children of Ammon, being nine cubits long, and four broad after the measure of the cubit of a man's hand.

Deuteronomy 9:2 A people great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, whom thou hast seen, and heard of, against whom no man is able to stand.

1 Samuel 17:4,5 And there went out a man baseborn from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Geth, whose height was six cubits and a span: . . .

the giant.

2 Samuel 20:18,20 And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end. . . .

2 Samuel 5:18 And the Philistines coming spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim.

Genesis 14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlahomor, and the kings that were with him: and they smote the Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim in Save of Cariathaim.

1 Samuel 17:45-51 And David said to the Philistine: Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which thou hast defied . . .

Context
Four Battles Against the Philistines
15And the Philistines made war again against Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David growing faint, 16Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David.17And Abisai the son of Sarvia rescued him, and striking the Philistine killed him. Then David's men swore unto him saying: Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, lest thou put out the lamp of Israel.…
Lexicon
Then Ishbi-benob,
בְּנֹ֜ב (bə·nōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3430: Ishbi-benob -- 'his dwelling (is) in Nob', a Philistine

a descendant
בִּילִידֵ֣י (bî·lî·ḏê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3211: Born

of Rapha,
הָרָפָ֗ה (hā·rā·p̄āh)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7497: Rephaim -- inhabitants of an area East of the Jordan

whose bronze
נְחֹ֔שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

spear
קֵינוֹ֙ (qê·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7013: A lance

weighed
וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל (ū·miš·qal)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4948: Weight, weighing

three
שְׁלֹ֤שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

hundred
מֵאוֹת֙ (mê·’ō·wṯ)
Number - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred

[shekels]
מִשְׁקַ֣ל (miš·qal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4948: Weight, weighing

and who
וְה֖וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was bearing
חָג֣וּר (ḥā·ḡūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself

a new [sword],
חֲדָשָׁ֑ה (ḥă·ḏā·šāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2319: New

resolved
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to kill
לְהַכּ֥וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

David.
דָּוִֽד׃ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse


Additional Translations
Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.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.

and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred'shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new'sword , thought to have slain David.

And Jesbi, who was of the progeny of Rapha, and the head of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, who also was girt with a club, even he thought to smite David.

And Ishbibenob, who was of the children of Raphah -- the weight of his lance was three hundred shekels of bronze, and he was girded with new [armour] -- thought to smite David.

and Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.

And Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.

and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred [shekels] of brass in weight, he being armed with a new [sword], thought to have slain David.

and Ishbi-Benob, who is among the children of the giant -- the weight of his spear is three hundred shekels weight of brass, and he is girded with a new one -- speaketh of smiting David,
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