Giant Killers

Reflections on 2 Samuel 21:15-22 and 1 Chronicles 20:4-8

During the course of the Philistine wars, David's men killed four giants.  The first was Ishbi-Benob whose spearhead weighed almost eight pounds, half the weight of Goliath's spearhead.  He was threatening David, who had become weary, when Abishai, David's nephew, came to his rescue and killed the giant.  Abishai was also one of his mighty soldiers (see 2 Samuel 23:18-19), greater than the thirty but not as great as the three.  Sibbecai killed the second giant named Saph at a place called Gob.  Elhanan killed a third giant who is called Goliath here, but he is called Lahmi the brother of Goliath in 1 Chronicles 20:5.  Finally, David's nephew Jonathan killed the fourth Philistine giant, who was an unusual man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot.
  
These exploits remind us that a Christians we must both stand alone against the multitudes opposed the knowledge of our God and our Savior and be willing to face the giants who would harm us.  God gives the victory to those who are faithful even to death.