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1 Chronicles 20:5

There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Elhanan;   Gath;   Goliath;   Jair;   Lahmi;   Thompson Chain Reference - Goliath;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Rephaim;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elhanan;   Giants;   Goliath;   Jaare-Oregim;   Jair;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elhanan;   Jaare-Oregim;   Jair;   Lahmi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - El-Hanan;   Giants;   Jaare-Oregim;   Jair;   Lahmi;   Loom;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Elhanan;   Giant;   Jaare-Oregim;   Lahmi;   Spinning and Weaving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Jairus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elhanan ;   Gittites ;   Goliath ;   Jaareoregim ;   Jair ;   Lahmi ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armor;   Arms;   Jair;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Arms, Armor;   Elha'nan;   Ja'are-Or'egim;   Lah'mi;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Rephaim;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beam;   David;   Elhanan;   Giants;   Gittites;   Goliath;   Heredity;   Jaare-Oregim;   Jair;   Lahmi;   Weaving;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Elhanan;   Giants;   Goliath;   Jair;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath of Gath. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Hebrew Names Version
There was again war with the Pelishtim; and Elchanan the son of Ya'ir killed Lachmi the brother of Golyat the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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.
English Standard Version
And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
New Century Version
Later, there was another battle with the Philistines. Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, who was from the town of Gath. His spear was as large as a weaver's rod.
New English Translation
There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver's loom.
Amplified Bible
There was war again with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
New American Standard Bible
And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there was yet another battell with the Philistims: and Elhanan the sonne of Iair slewe Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spearestaffe was like a weauers beame.
Legacy Standard Bible
And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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.
Contemporary English Version
In another battle against the Philistines, Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.
Complete Jewish Bible
There was more war with the P'lishtim; and Elchanan the son of Ya'ir killed Lachmi the brother of Golyat the Gitti, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver's beam.
Darby Translation
And there was again a battle with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair smote Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
Easy-to-Read Version
Another time when the Israelites fought against the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi. Lahmi was Goliath's brother. Goliath was from the town of Gath. Lahmi's spear was very big and heavy. It was like the large pole on a loom.
George Lamsa Translation
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi of the descendants of the giants, who was the brother of Goliath the mighty man of Gath, whose spear staff was like a weavers beam.
Lexham English Bible
And again there was war with the Philistines. And Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
Literal Translation
And there was a battle again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite the wood of whose spear was like the weavers' beam.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there arose warre agayne wt the Philistynes. The Elhamah ye sonne of Iair smote Lahemi ye brother of Goliath ye Gathite, whose speares staff was life a weeuers lome.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan, the son of Jair, put to death Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the stem of whose spear was like a cloth-worker's rod.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there was battayle agayne with the Philistines, & Elhanan the sonne of Iair slue Lahemi the brother of Goliah the Gethite, whose speare was lyke a weauers beame.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And there was warre againe with the Philistines, and Elhanan the sonne of Iair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spearestaffe was like a weauers beame.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Eleanan the son of Jair smote Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear was as a weavers’ beam.
English Revised 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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also another batel was don ayens Filisteis, in which a man youun of God, the sone of forest, a man of Bethleem, killide Goliath of Geth, the brother of giauntis, of whos schaft the tre was as the beem of webbis.
Update Bible 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair 2 Samuel 21:19">[fn] killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
New Living Translation
During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi's spear was as thick as a weaver's beam!
New Life Bible
There was war with the Philistines again. Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite. Goliath's spear was as big as the cross-piece of a cloth-maker.
New Revised Standard
Again there was war 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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there again came to be a battle with the Philistines, - and Elhanan son of Jair smote Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear, was like a weaver's beam.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Another battle also was fought against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus the son of Saltus a Bethlehemite slew the brother of Goliath the Gethite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Revised Standard Version
And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elha'nan the son of Ja'ir slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

Contextual Overview

4 Later on, war broke out again with the Philistines at Gezer. This was when Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Sippai, and the Philistines were defeated. 5 There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom. 6 Another battle took place at Gath, where there was a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was a descendant of the ancient giants. 7 He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him. 8 These three, who were killed by David and his men, were descendants of the giants at Gath.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jair: 2 Samuel 21:19, Jaare-oregim

Goliath: 1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 21:9, 1 Samuel 22:10, 2 Samuel 21:19

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:7 - the staff 1 Chronicles 11:23 - a spear

Cross-References

Joshua 22:22
"The Mighty One is God! He is the Lord ! The Mighty One is God! He is the Lord ! He knows why we did this, and we want you to know too! If we rebelled and did not keep faith with the Lord , do not let us live any longer!
1 Kings 9:4
If you will serve me in honesty and integrity, as your father David did, and if you obey my laws and do everything I have commanded you,
2 Kings 20:3
"Remember, Lord , that I have served you faithfully and loyally and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to." And he began to cry bitterly.
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.
Job 33:9
"I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent and free from sin.
Psalms 7:8
You are the judge of all people. Judge in my favor, O Lord ; you know that I am innocent.
Psalms 24:4
Those who are pure in act and in thought, who do not worship idols or make false promises.
Psalms 25:21
May my goodness and honesty preserve me, because I trust in you.
Psalms 26:6
Lord , I wash my hands to show that I am innocent and march in worship around your altar.
Psalms 73:13
Is it for nothing, then, that I have kept myself pure and have not committed sin?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 20:1".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal reference and notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 20:5. Elhanan the son of Jair2 Samuel 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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