And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man,.... A person of good countenance and shape, very large and tall; in 1 Chronicles 11:28, he is said to be a man of great stature, and five cubits high, and so wanted a cubit and a span of the height of Goliath, 1 Samuel 17:4;
and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; as large as Goliath's; for in
1 Chronicles 11:23, it is said to be like a weaver's beam, as Goliath's was,
and he went down to him with a staff; with a walking staff only, having no other weapon:
and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand; and therefore must be a man very nimble and dexterous, as well as bold and courageous:
and slew him with his own spear; as David cut off Goliath's head with his own sword. This is supposed l to be Shimei, the son of Gera, 1 Kings 2:46.
l Hieron. Trad. Heb. ut supra. (in. 2 Reg. fol. 80. C.)