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In this short video we explore the possibility of a scribal error that has led to a supposed contradiction in the Bible. Let’s see if there is a way to resol...
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Who Killed Goliath? David or Elhanan? - YouTube. Understanding the textual difficulty of 2 Samuel 21:19 and explaining the corruption (and hence contradiction) in the Masoretic Text, which...
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David killed Goliath...or was it Elhanan...or did Elhanan kill Goliath's brother? In this episode we take a look at a text-critical issue in the Old Testamen...
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Jan 4, 2022 · Second Samuel 21:15–17 indicates that Elhanan killed “Goliath” when David was the king of Israel, not when he was a servant of King Saul. For a more detailed explanation of this likely scribal error, we recommend this article in Bible Study Magazine.
- A Contradiction About Who Killed Goliath?
- An Explanation
- Clarification in Some Translations
- Other Explanations?
- Be A Berean
The Hebrew text (Jewish Publication Society translation) also says: 1 Sam 17:4, 23-24And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. . . And as he [David] talked with them [his brethren], behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out o...
Let’s first remember that as Christians, we believe the Bible to be theinerrant Word of God (That’s the “I” in IVDARR. Read: What is IVDAR? Or IVDARR?). Since the Bible is inerrant, whenever we find something that appears to be a contradiction, we must dig deeper to find an answer. Let’s look at possible explanations for 2 Samuel 21:19by beginning ...
Bible translations based on the manuscripts that originated around Atioch, Syria (the KJV and NKJV only), have added the words “the brother of” to 2 Samuel 21:19. You might be thinking it is wrong to add words that weren’t there in the Hebrew manuscripts, but note that the words are italicized to indicate they have been added. Insertion of words in...
While “the brother of”is the most widely accepted explanation, there are two other explanations that have been suggested for “who killed Goliath?” 1. The Jewish Targum suggests that Elhanan, which means “God is gracious,” is another name for David, and, Jair refers to Jesse. This explanation suggests that Elhanan was David’s original name and the n...
Search the Bible, like the Bereans (Acts 17:11), and find answers and reasoning for difficult questions. Always remember, as Christians we are not expected to fully understand everything in the Bible…but we are expected to believe God. Because we know that we have an inspired and inerrant Bible — preserved, as promised, by God– we can believe those...
Oct 21, 2022 · David is said to have killed Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 but then Elhanan is recorded as having killed him in 2 Samuel 21:19. Obviously Goliath cannot have been killed by 2 different men in 2 different battles.
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Here we learn that the giant Goliath was killed in the Valley of Elah. The second passage in Scripture that states someone killed Goliath is 2 Samuel 21:19. It says that Elhanan killed Goliath.
