1 Chronicles 20:5 meaning and explanation

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

1 Chronicles 20:5, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse comes from the Chronicler's summary of David's wars against the Philistines. Here Elhanan son of Jair kills Lahmi, identified as the brother of Goliath of Gath, and the spear shaft like a weaver's beam echoes the description of Goliath's own weapon in 1 Samuel 17.

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