2 Samuel 21:15-17

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War With the Philistines

¹⁵ The Philistines started another war with Israel. David and his men went out to fight the Philistines, but David became very tired and weak. ¹⁶ Ishbi-Benob was one of the giants.^[a] His spear weighed over 7 pounds.^[b] He put on new armor and thought he would be able to kill David. ¹⁷ But Abishai son of Zeruiah killed this giant Philistine and saved David’s life.

Then David’s men made him promise that he would not go out to battle anymore. They said, “If you do, Israel might lose its brightest leader.”