1 Chronicles 20:5
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.
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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.
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.
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 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan, the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear's staff was like a weaver's beam.
- 1 Sam 17:4 : 4 A champion came out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
- 1 Sam 17:7 : 7 The staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron, and a shield-bearer went before him.
- 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.
- 1 Sam 22:10 : 10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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- 2 Sam 21:15-228 verses93%
15 Moreover, the Philistines had war again with Israel. And David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines; and David grew faint.
16 And Ishbibenob, who was of the descendants of the giant—the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass, and he was girded with a new sword—thought to kill David.
17 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.
18 After this, there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the descendants of the giant.
19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan, the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear's staff was like a weaver's beam.
20 And there was another battle in Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, twenty-four in number; and he also was born to the giant.
21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed 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.
- 1 Chr 20:6-83 verses79%
6 Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was the son of the giant.
7 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him.
8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
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4 After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines, at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, who was of the children of the giant; and they were subdued.
- 1 Sam 17:7-82 verses75%
7 The staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron, and a shield-bearer went before him.
8 He stood and cried to the armies of Israel and said to them, Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you the 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 near to meet David, David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
49 David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine in the forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine, and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.
51 David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
52 The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.
- 1 Sam 17:3-53 verses75%
3 The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.
4 A champion came out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and was armed with a coat of mail, and the coat weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
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8 And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
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23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath came from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before, and David heard them.
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10 He arose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.
- 1 Sam 17:40-412 verses71%
40 He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the brook, put them in the shepherd's bag, in the pouch he had, and with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.
41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, and the man who carried his shield went in front of him.
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19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
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9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it, for there is no other but that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.
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45 Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to 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 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
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26 Also, the valiant men of the armies were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
- 1 Sam 17:25-262 verses69%
25 The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man that has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. The king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches, will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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22 And the Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves 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 rose against me, I caught it by its beard, struck it, and killed it.
36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
37 David said moreover, The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with you.
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13 And the Philistines once again spread themselves out in the valley.
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1 Now after this, it came to pass that David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
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25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.
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18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
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10 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam, and he went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.
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54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's armor in his tent.
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16 David therefore did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.
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12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and killed the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
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16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
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52 There was fierce war against the Philistines throughout the days of Saul. When Saul saw any strong or valiant man, he took him into his service.
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22 So it came to pass on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son.