14. The people buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in Benjamin. They buried them in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. The people did everything the king commanded.Then God answered the prayers of the people in the land.
15. Again there was war between the Philistines and Israel. David and his men went out to fight the Philistines. But David became tired and weak.
16. Ishbi-Benob was one of the sons of Rapha. His bronze spearhead weighed about seven and a half pounds. Ishbi-Benob had a new sword, and he planned to kill David.
17. But Abishai son of Zeruiah killed the Philistine. So he saved David’s life.Then David’s men made a promise to David. They said, “Never again will you go out with us to battle. If you were killed, Israel would lose its greatest leader.”
18. Later, at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, another one of the sons of Rapha.
19. Later, there was another battle at Gob with the Philistines. Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim from Bethlehem killed Goliath from Gath. Goliath’s spear was as large as a weaver’s rod.
20. At Gath another battle took place. A very large man was there. He had 6 fingers on each hand. And he had 6 toes on each foot. He had 24 fingers and toes in all. This man also was one of the sons of Rapha.
21. When he challenged Israel, Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was the son of Shimeah, David’s brother.
22. These four men were sons of Rapha from Gath. They all were killed by David and his men.