KJV King James Version
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver’s beam.
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1 Chronicles 20:5
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver’s beam.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
WEB World English Bible
There was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
ASV American Standard Version
And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And there is again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear is like a beam of weavers.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 20
2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and [there were] precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
3 And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver’s beam.
6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, whose fingers and toes [were] four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]: and he also was the son of the giant.
7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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וַתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beע֥וֹדH5750 · odstillמִלְחָמָ֖הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleאֶת־H854 · etwithפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיַּ֞ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶלְחָנָ֣ןH445 · el.cha.nanElhananבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיָעִ֗ירH3265 · ya.urJairאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לַחְמִי֙H3902 · lach.miLahmiאֲחִי֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingגָּלְיָ֣תH1555 · gol.yatGoliathהַגִּתִּ֔יH1663 · git.tiGittiteוְעֵ֣ץH6086 · etstree: woodחֲנִית֔וֹH2595 · cha.nitspearכִּמְנ֖וֹרH4500 · ma.norloom-beamאֹרְגִֽים׃H707 · a.ragto weave
Cross-references
2 Samuel 21:19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew [the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear [was] like a weaver’s beam.1 Samuel 17:7And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me.1 Samuel 17:4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span.1 Samuel 22:10And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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