These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
The verse stands at the close of a chapter that records many of David's victories. That chapter belongs to the larger history of David, in which this final defeat of the four sons of the giant of Gath by David and his servants takes its place alongside his other triumphs. That same history records also David's great sin and the judgments that followed it. It does so without concealing the sin and without excusing it.
The chapter teaches that God holds His people responsible as a whole when the many permit the continuance of the sin of the few. It shows further that God does not tolerate oppression. That intolerance remains even when the oppression is directed against people outside the household of faith.
The verse stands at the close of a chapter that records many of David's victories. That chapter belongs to the larger history of David, in which this final defeat of the four sons of the giant of Gath by David and his servants takes its place alongside his other triumphs. That same history records also David's great sin and the judgments that followed it. It does so without concealing the sin and without excusing it.
The chapter teaches that God holds His people responsible as a whole when the many permit the continuance of the sin of the few. It shows further that God does not tolerate oppression. That intolerance remains even when the oppression is directed against people outside the household of faith.