Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.Now Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, had a spear that weighed three hundred bronze shekels, and he was armed with a new weapon. He had said that he would kill David.But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David’s men took an oath saying,“ You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!”Later there was another battle with the Philistines, this time in Gob. On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.Yet another battle occurred with the Philistines in Gob. On that occasion Elhanan the son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.Yet another battle occurred in Gath. On that occasion 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.When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.These four were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by David and his soldiers.
Don’t be so happy, all you Philistines, just because the club that beat you has been broken! For a viper will grow out of the serpent’s root, and its fruit will be a darting adder.The poor will graze in my pastures; the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors.Wail, O city gate! Cry out, O city! Melt with fear, all you Philistines! For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the LORD has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.
( Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. This was a legally binding act in Israel.)So the guardian said to Boaz,“ You may acquire it,” and he removed his sandal.
Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.
Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.
