Saph

Saph (also called Sippai in 1 Chr. 20:4) was one of the last survivors of the Philistine giant clans, descended from the Rephaim. He was slain at Gob (or Gezer, as 1 Chr. 20:4 identifies the location) by Sibbechai the Hushathite, one of David's mighty warriors, during the wars against the Philistines in the later part of David's reign (2 Sam. 21:18). The account in 2 Samuel 21:15–22 records four encounters in which David's champions slew Philistine giants, apparently the last remnants of the ancient race of giant warriors. These victories brought an end to the threat from the giant-clans that had been a source of fear since Israel's first approach to Canaan (Num. 13:33; Deut. 1:28). Saph's death at the hands of Sibbechai is a brief but historically significant note marking the end of one of Israel's most formidable ancient adversaries.