KJV King James Version
And 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.
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2 Samuel 21:19
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed 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 at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
ASV American Standard Version
And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim, the Beth-Lehemite, smiteth a brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear is like a beam of weavers.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 21
16 And Ishbibenob, which [was] of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear [weighed] three hundred [shekels] of brass in weight, he being girded with a new [sword], thought to have slain David.
17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which [was] of the sons of the giant.
19 And 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.
20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of [great] stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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וַתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beע֧וֹדH5750 · odstillהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleבְּג֖וֹבH1359 · govGobעִם־H5973 · imwithפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיַּ֡ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶלְחָנָן֩H445 · el.cha.nanElhananבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיַעְרֵ֨יH3296 · ya.a.re o.re.gimJaare-oregimאֹרְגִ֜יםH3296 · ya.a.re o.re.gimJaare-oregimבֵּ֣יתH1022 · bet hal.lach.miBethlehemiteהַלַּחְמִ֗יH1022 · bet hal.lach.miBethlehemiteאֵ֚תH853 · et[Obj.]גָּלְיָ֣תH1555 · gol.yatGoliathהַגִּתִּ֔יH1663 · git.tiGittiteוְעֵ֣ץH6086 · etstree: woodחֲנִית֔וֹH2595 · cha.nitspearכִּמְנ֖וֹרH4500 · ma.norloom-beamאֹרְגִֽים׃ סH707 · a.ragto weave
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 20:5And 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.1 Samuel 17:4-11And 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 Chronicles 11:26Also the valiant men of the armies [were], Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
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