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And again the Philistines warred with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him. And they fought with the Philistines. And David was weary.

And Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of Rapha the giant , the weight of his spear being three hundred bronze shekels in weight, and was girded with a new sword, even he said to strike David.

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall not again go out with us to battle, that you not cause the lamp of Israel to go out.

And it happened after this that the battle was again in Gob of the Philistines. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite struck Saph, who was among the sons of Rapha.

And again the battle was in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite struck one of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear was like a weaver's beam.

And again the battle was in Gath, and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands were six, and the fingers of his feet six, twenty four in number. And he also had been born to Rapha.

And he cursed Israel; and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimeah, struck him.

These four here born to Rapha the giant in Gath. And they fell by the hand of David, by the hand of his servants.