2 Samuel 23:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

A goodly man; for stature, as it is expressed, 1 Chronicles 11:23. With a staff; without a sword, or any warlike weapon.

2 Samuel 23:21

21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodlyd man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.