1 Chronicles 20:5

1 Chronicles 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)Again there was war 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 20:5

3And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with the saw, and with harrows of iron, and with saws. And so David did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Sippai, one of the children of Rapha; and they were subdued. 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. 6And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, whose fingers [and toes] were four and twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born to Rapha. 7And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.

1 Chronicles 20:5 word by word

וַתְּהִי־ע֥וֹד מִלְחָמָ֖ה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֞ךְ אֶלְחָנָ֣ן בֶּן־יָעִ֗יר אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ אֲחִי֙ גָּלְיָ֣ת הַגִּתִּ֔י וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֔וֹ כִּמְנ֖וֹר אֹרְגִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• Elhananאֶלְחָנָן'elchânân · ElhananH445
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• Goliathגׇּלְיַתgolyath · GoliathH1555
• Gittiteגִּתִּיgittîy · GittiteH1663
• spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• beamמָנוֹרmânôr · loom-beamH4500

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 20:5

• 2 Samuel 21:19And there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, smote Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
• 1 Samuel 17:4And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
• 1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of terebinths, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that: give it me.
• 1 Samuel 22:10And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Elhanan the son of Jair - See the note on 2 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."Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This section tells about David's wars and military successes, showing him as a great warrior in Israel's history. It focuses on the public and political sides of David's enemies, with little about their private lives. There are three main parts that match accounts in Samuel: Battles during the kingdom's expansion (1 Chronicles 18:1–17; see 2 Samuel 8:1–16) The battle against the Ammonites (1 Chronicles 19:1–20:3; see 2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:30–31) The…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 20:5

• David
• Elhanan
• Gath
• Goliath
• Jair
• Lahmi

In the dictionaries

• Gittite
• Goliath
• Philistines
• Elhanan
• Giants
• Jaareoregim
• Jair
• Samuel, Books of
• Beam
• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary