1 Chronicles 20:5 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Chronicles 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Again there was 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.”
1 Chronicles 20:5 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. ”
1 Chronicles 20:5 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there is again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers.”
1 Chronicles 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was again a battle with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair smote Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.”
1 Chronicles 20:5 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there was yet another battell with the Philistims: and Elhanan the sonne of Iair slewe Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spearestaffe was like a weauers beame.”
1 Chronicles 20:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 20:5 in Context — 1 Chronicles 20
3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5 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.
6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
What Does 1 Chronicles 20:5 Mean?
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