20:4 Later there was a battle 1 with the Philistines in Gezer. 2 At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, 3 one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines 4 were subdued.
20:6 In a battle in Gath 5 there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.
20:8 These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed 6 by the hand of David and his soldiers. 7
1 tn Heb “battle stood.”
2 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 identifies this site as “Gob.”
3 tn The parallel text in 2 Sam 21:18 has the variant spelling “Saph.”
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Philistines) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and there was another battle, in Gath.”
6 tn Heb “they fell.”
7 tn Heb “his servants.”