Giants and Friends
June 3rd in the One Year Bible caught my attention when describing David in what appears to be the end of his career as a warrior. 2 Samuel 21:15 confirms this by saying, "David and his servants with him went down and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint." Whether it was the end or not, he grew faint and this is when the giant appears in the story. David was known for killing a giant in his youth, but now we see more giants...actually these are the sons of the giant. I think the implication here is these were sons of Goliath or at least his relatives. And now they are after David for revenge. The first giant, Ishi-Benob, had a bronze spear weighing 300 shekels and bearing a new sword was after David, confident he could kill him. He probably could since David had grown faint. However, this is where friends come in. Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. His friends then sent David home...