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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Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
Elhanan the son of Jair - See the note on Sa2 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…
The Philistines were nearly subdued (Ch1 18:1); but, as in the destruction of the Canaanites by Joshua the sons of Anak were last subdued (Jos 11:21), so here in the conquest of the Philistines the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Elhanan … slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath In 2Sa 21:19 Elhanan … the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath(R.V.). The difference between the two sentences in Heb. is very small, and the Chronicler, or any…
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