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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.
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Resolving a Contradiction
This verse appears to contradict 2 Samuel 21:19, which states Elhanan killed Goliath himself. However, scholars explain that the account in Chronicles is likely a clarification. The text in Samuel is thought to contain a copyist's error, and the Chronicler, using other historical sources, provides the more precise record: Elhanan killed Goliath's brother, Lahmi, preserving David's unique victory over Goliath.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See the marginal reference and notes.
19th Century
Anglican
There was war again. —Samuel adds, “in Gob.” The proper name is probably a transcriber’s repetition; the Syriac and Arabic there a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 20:1).
