John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 21:20
And there was yet a battle in Gath ,.... Besides the battles in the above place or places; for this does not necessarily suppose that one of the said battles had been there, only that this, which was another battle, had been there: where was a man of great stature ; for so the sense of the word appears to be from 1 Chronicles 20:6 ; though here it signifies a man of strife and contention, a man of war, and both were true of him: that had on every hand six fingers, and on every... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 21:15-22
We have here the story of some conflicts with the Philistines, which happened, as it should seem, in the latter end of David's reign. Though he had so subdued them that they could not bring any great numbers into the field, yet as long as they had any giants among them to be their champions, they would never be quiet, but took all occasions to disturb the peace of Israel, to challenge them, or make incursions upon them. I. David himself was engaged with one of the giants. The Philistines began... read more