Text: 1 Chronicles 20:4
OT Text Referred to: 2 Samuel 21:18
Subject: killing the giants of Gath
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts record the battles against the Philistine giants (יְלִידֵי הָרָפָה, yelidei haraphah, "descendants of the Raphah/giant") at Gob/Gezer. 2 Samuel 21:18 names the location as Gob, while 1 Chronicles 20:4 identifies it as Gezer — likely referring to the same engagement in the broader region. Both name Sibbecai the Hushathite as the warrior who struck down Saph/Sippai, one of the Rephaim descendants. The parallel accounts preserve a tradition of David's warriors systematically eliminating the last remnants of the giant warrior class that had terrorized Israel since the days of the Conquest, continuing the theme begun with David's defeat of Goliath.