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Jan 4, 2022 · Elhanan later killed Goliath’s brother. Further, the context of 2 Samuel 21:19 makes it clear that it is describing an entirely separate event from David’s slaying of Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:50. Second Samuel 21:11–14 puts the passage after the death of Saul, who was alive when David killed Goliath (1 Samuel 17:31–39, 55–58).
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The King James Version harmonized 2 Samuel 21:19 with 1 Chronicles 20:5 by supplying the words the brother of (in smaller text, replaced in later printings with italic text) to make it read as if Elhanan had slain Goliath's brother: "And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the ...
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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...
The harmony demonstrates that the events in 1 Samuel 17 and 1 Chronicles 20 (2 Samuel 21) occurred at different times—many years apart. For example, the harmony demonstrates that David killed Goliath while Saul was king, and Elhanan killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, when David was king. 5 1 Samuel 17:31-58 reveals that David killed ...
Mar 8, 2022 · This verse, quite distinctly, claims that it was Goliath’s brother who was killed by Elhanan. English Bible footnotes sometimes hint that the text of 1 Chronicles may solve the problem. The ESV note at 2 Samuel 21:19 reads, “Contrast 1 Chronicles 20:5, which may preserve the original reading.” In this case, the full solution is probably ...
He supports this by noting that in Chronicles the verse states that Elhanan killed the brother of Goliath. David Kimhi argues that the Hebrew word את, which is often dropped in translation, can also mean "with", so that the verse is actually saying that Elhanan killed someone with Goliath – and as per Chronicles that someone was Goliath's brother.
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May 26, 2004 · According to 2 Samuel 21:19, it appears that Elhanan killed Goliah; yet 1 Chronicles 20:5 states that Elhanan killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath. The question, then, is who did Elhanan kill? First, we must recognize who Elhanan was not. According to 1 Chronicles 20:5, Elhanan was the son of Jair. This was not the same man as Elhanan the ...
