1 Chronicles 20:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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. Elhanan the son of Jair - See the note on 2 Samuel 21:19. The Targum says, "David, the son of Jesse, a pious man, who rose at midnight to sing praises to God, slew Lachmi, the brother of Goliath, the same day on which he slew Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam."

1 Chronicles 20:5

5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jaird slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.