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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)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!

Context of 1 Chronicles 20:5

3And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued. 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. 6And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants. 7And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there was warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• again with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• and Elhananאֶלְחָנָן'elchânân · ElhananH445
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jairיָעִירyâ‛ûr · JairH3265
• slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Lahmiלַחְמִיlachmîy · LahmiH3902
• the brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• of Goliathגׇּלְיַתgolyath · GoliathH1555
• the Gittiteגִּתִּיgittîy · GittiteH1663
• whose spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• staffעֵץ‛êts · tree: stakeH6086
• like a weaver’sאָרַג'ârag · to weaveH707
• beamמָנוֹרmânôr · loom-beamH4500

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 20:5

• 2 Samuel 21:19And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
• 1 Samuel 17:4And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion 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 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 none but that here." And David said, "There is none like that; give it to me."
• 1 Samuel 22:10and he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions 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
• Gath, Gittite
• Elhanan
• Giants
• Jaareoregim
• Jair
• Samuel, Books of
• Beam

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