THE SIEGE OF RABBAH. THE SLAUGHTER OF THREE PHILISTINE GIANTS This chapter corresponds, with some unimportant differences, to several distinct sections in 2 S, viz. 2 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 12:26; 2 Samuel 21:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID TOOK, etc.] This implies David's presence at Rabbah, and as it stands here is inconsistent with the previous verse. In 2 Samuel 12 the discrepancy is explained by a passage which Chronicles omits, relating that Joab summoned David to Rabbah and that the king went thither. 5. ELHANAN THE SON O... [ Continue Reading ]