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During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi’s spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!

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19 During another battle at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair[a] from Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath of Gath.[b] The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!

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Footnotes

  1. 21:19a As in parallel text at 1 Chr 20:5; Hebrew reads son of Jaare-oregim.
  2. 21:19b As in parallel text at 1 Chr 20:5; Hebrew reads killed Goliath of Gath.

10 Ahimelech consulted the Lord for him. Then he gave him food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

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“I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah,” the priest replied. “It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.”

“There is nothing like it!” David replied. “Give it to me!”

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The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds.[a] His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield.

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  1. 17:7 Hebrew 600 shekels [6.8 kilograms].

Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet[a] tall!

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Footnotes

  1. 17:4 Hebrew 6 cubits and 1 span [which totals about 9.75 feet or 3 meters]; Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version read 4 cubits and 1 span [which totals about 6.75 feet or 2 meters].

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