1 Chronicles 20:5 BSB

1 Chronicles 20:5

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Elhanan the son of Jair - See the note on 2Sa 21:19. The Targum says, “David, the son of Jesse, a pious man, who rose at midnight to sing praises to God, slew Lachmi, the brother of Goliath, the same day on which he slew Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver’s beam.”

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתְּהִי־	va.te.hi-	and it was	H1961 →
ע֥וֹד	od	again	H5750 →
מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil.cha.Mah	a battle	H4421 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
וַיַּ֞ךְ	vai.Yakh	and he struck down	H5221 →
אֶלְחָנָ֣ן	'el.cha.Nan	Elhanan	H445 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
יָעִ֗יר	ya.'ur	Jair	H3265 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
לַחְמִי֙	lach.Mi	Lahmi	H3902 →
אֲחִי֙	'a.Chi	[the] brother of	H251 →
גָּלְיָ֣ת	gal.Yat	Goliath	H1555 →
הַגִּתִּ֔י	ha.gi.Ti	the Gittite	H1663 →
וְעֵ֣ץ	ve.'Etz	and [the] wood of	H6086 →
חֲנִית֔וֹ	cha.ni.To	spear his	H2595 →
כִּמְנ֖וֹר	kim.Nor	[was] like a beam of	H4500 →
אֹרְגִֽים׃	'o.re.Gim	weavers	H707 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 17:4
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
leads to
- Joshua 11:22
  No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
- 2 Samuel 21:16–22
  Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
- 1 Chronicles 20:4–8
  Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
- 1 Samuel 17:23
  And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
Through
1 Samuel 21:9
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:2
  Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
Through
1 Samuel 22:10
Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
leads to
- Numbers 27:21
  He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…
Through
1 Samuel 17:7
The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 21:19
  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…
Through
2 Samuel 21:19
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…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 11:26
  Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,