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2 Samuel 21:21

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And when he defied Israel,.... The armies of Israel, as Goliath had done some years ago, 1Sa 17:10;Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him; this brother of David is called Shammah, 1Sa 16:9; and Shimma, 1Ch 2:13; this son of his is another man from Jonadab his son, who was famous for his subtlety as this was for his valour, 2Sa 13:3.

The Jews say this was Nathan the prophet, a son of Shammah. Hieron. Trad. Heb. fol. 76.

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