2 Samuel 21:15 Meaning and Explanation
“Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.”
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Read Full Chapter →War with the Philistines resumes; David goes out to fight but grows weary and faint in the battle.
What Does 2 Samuel 21:15 Mean?
The chapter turns to a series of battles. The Philistines press Israel again, and David goes down with his men to fight. But the warrior-king who once felled a giant in his youth now grows faint, his strength flagging in the thick of combat.
Even the mightiest grow weary; the hero of earlier days feels his own limits. There is honesty here about the passing of strength and the need to lean on others. The reader is gently reminded that no human champion endures forever, and that our hope must rest finally not in any failing arm but in the One whose strength never wanes.
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What does 2 Samuel 21:15 mean?
War with the Philistines resumes; David goes out to fight but grows weary and faint in the battle.