2 Samuel 21:18 Explained in Context

Read It With

• 2 Samuel 21:18–22

Read 2 Samuel 21:18 with 21:18–22. The wording “And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob…” supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Battles against giant-descended warriors credit David's servants, include contested names, and close the chapter's appended war memories.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “Four Warrior Notices Preserve Difficult Traditions,” 2 Samuel 21:18 opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech through the wording “And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: 2 Samuel 21:15–17 establishes this prior movement: In another Philistine battle David becomes faint, a giant warrior seeks to kill him, and Abishai rescues him before the troops bar further royal combat. 2 Samuel 21:18–22 brings the preceding movement toward a consequence or close; that demonstrated relationship, rather than sequence alone, explains its placement.