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

3He brought out the people who were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharp instruments and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4Now it came about after this, that war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the giants, and they were subdued. And there was war with the Philistines again, 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. 6Again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also was descended from the giants. 7When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed 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

• And there was warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• and Elhananאֶלְחָנָן'elchânân · ElhananH445
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Jairיָעִירyâ‛ûr · JairH3265
• killedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Lahmiלַחְמִיlachmîy · LahmiH3902
• the brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• of Goliathגׇּלְיַתgolyath · GoliathH1555
• the Gittiteגִּתִּיgittîy · GittiteH1663
• shaftעֵץ‛êts · tree: stakeH6086
• of whose spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• like a weaver’sאָרַג'ârag · to weaveH707
• beamמָנוֹרmânôr · loom-beamH4500

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 20:5

• 2 Samuel 21:19There was war with the Philistines again at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
• 1 Samuel 17:4Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
• 1 Samuel 21:9Then the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you would take it for yourself, take it. For there is no other except it here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
• 1 Samuel 22:10He inquired of the Lord for him, 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
• 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