1 Chronicles 20:5
Once again, there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
There was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And there was again war{H4421} with the Philistines;{H6430} and Elhanan{H445} the son{H1121} of Jair{H3265} slew{H5221} Lahmi{H3902} the brother{H251} of Goliath{H1555} the Gittite,{H1663} the staff{H6086} of whose spear{H2595} was like a weaver's{H707} beam.{H4500}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And there was war{H4421} again with the Philistines{H6430}; and Elhanan{H445} the son{H1121} of Jair{H3265} slew{H5221}{(H8686)} Lahmi{H3902} the brother{H251} of Goliath{H1555} the Gittite{H1663}, whose spear{H2595} staff{H6086} was like a weaver's{H707}{(H8802)} beam{H4500}.
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.
Geneva Bible (1560)
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.
Bishops' 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.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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 (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (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.
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 21:19 : 19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite struck down Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod.
- 1 Sam 17:4 : 4 Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
- 1 Sam 17:7 : 7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and its iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer went ahead of him.
- 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.'
- 1 Sam 22:10 : 10 Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- 2 Sam 21:15-228 verses93%
15 Once again, there was war between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight the Philistines, and he became exhausted.
16 Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose spear weighed three hundred bronze shekels and who was armed with a new weapon, said he would kill David.
17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel."
18 After this, there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time, Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite struck down Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod.
20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in total. He too was descended from Rapha.
21 He taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down.
22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his men.
- 1 Chr 20:6-83 verses79%
6 In another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in total. He too was a descendant of the giants.
7 This man taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down.
8 These were descendants of the giants in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.
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4 After this, war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and they were subdued.
- 1 Sam 17:7-82 verses75%
7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and its iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer went ahead of him.
8 Goliath stood and called out to the ranks of Israel, saying, 'Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.'
- 1 Sam 17:48-525 verses75%
48 When the Philistine arose and came forward to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
49 David reached into his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground.
50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine. He took the Philistine’s sword, drew it from its sheath, and killed him by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran.
52 The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.
- 1 Sam 17:3-53 verses75%
3 The Philistines stood on one hill, and Israel stood on another hill, with the valley between them.
4 Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
5 He wore a bronze helmet on his head and a coat of scale armor that weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
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8 War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.
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23 As he was speaking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual words, and David heard them.
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10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD gave a great victory that day. The troops returned to him only to strip the dead.
- 1 Sam 17:40-412 verses71%
40 He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, and, with his sling in hand, approached the Philistine.
41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.
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19 Saul, your brothers, and the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.
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9 David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.'
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45 David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'
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57 As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.
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26 The mighty warriors were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,
- 1 Sam 17:25-262 verses69%
25 The Israelites said, 'Have you seen this man who comes out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him; he will also give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his family from taxes in Israel.'
26 David said to the men standing with him, 'What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?'
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22 The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Sam 17:35-373 verses69%
35 'I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its mane, struck it, and killed it.'
36 'Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.'
37 David added, 'The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.' Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you.'
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13 Once again the Philistines raided the valley.
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1 After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
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25 So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.
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18 The Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
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10 Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.
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54 David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons in his tent.
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16 David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
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12 But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
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16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
- 67%
52 The war against the Philistines was fierce throughout Saul’s reign. Whenever Saul saw a strong or valiant man, he brought him into his service.
- 67%
22 So on the day of the battle, no sword or spear was found in the hands of the entire army with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan themselves.