2 Samuel 21 · Verse 19

2 Samuel 21:19

And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
2 Samuel 21:19, King James Version

2 Samuel 21:19 in other translations

BSBOnce again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
WEBThere was again war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
ASVAnd there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
YLTAnd the battle is again in Gob with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim, the Beth-Lehemite, smiteth a brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear is like a beam of weavers.
DARBYAnd there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, smote Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
BBEAnd again there was war with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan, the son of Jair the Beth-lehemite, put to death Goliath the Gittite, the stem of whose spear was like a cloth-worker's rod.
WebsterAnd there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

What does 2 Samuel 21:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 21:15-22

15-22. Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel--Although the Philistines had completely succumbed to the army of David, yet the appearance of any gigantic champions among them revived their courage and stirred them up to renewed inroads on the Hebrew territory. Four successive contests they provoked during the latter period of David's reign, in the first of which the king ran so imminent a risk of his…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim - slew - Goliath the Gittite - Here is a most manifest corruption of the text, or gross mistake of the transcriber; David, not Elhanan, slew Goliath. In 1Chr 20:5, the parallel place, it stands thus: "Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam." This is plain; and our translators have borrowed some words from Chronicles to make both texts agree. The corruption may be easily accounted for by considering that ארגים oregim, which signifies weavers, has slipped out of one line into the other; and that בית הלחמי beith hallachmi, the Beth-lehemite, is corrupted from את לחמי eth Lachmi; then the reading will be the same as in Chronicles. Dr. Kennicott has made this appear very plain in his First Dissertation on the Hebrew Text, p. 78, etc.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:15-22

These events seem to have taken place towards the end of David's reign. David fainted, but he did not flee, and God sent help in the time of need. In spiritual conflicts, even strong saints sometimes wax faint; then Satan attacks them furiously; but those who stand their ground and resist him, shall be relieved and made more than conquerors. Death is a Christian's last enemy, and a son of Anak; but through Him that…

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2 Samuel 21:19 in the original Hebrew

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וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and it wasH1961
ע֧וֹדodagainH5750
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.Mah<the> warH4421
בְּג֖וֹבbe.Govat GobH1359
עִם\־'im-withH5973
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
וַיַּ֡ךְvai.Yakhand he struck downH5221
אֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanElhananH445
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יַעְרֵ֨יya'.ReiJaare-H3296
אֹרְגִ֜ים'o.re.GimOregimH3296
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] Beth-H1022
הַלַּחְמִ֗יha.lach.Mi<the> -lehemiteH1022
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
גָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatGoliathH1555
הַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.Tithe GittiteH1663
וְעֵ֣ץve.'Etzand [the] wood ofH6086
חֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.Tospear hisH2595
כִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.Nor[was] like a beam ofH4500
אֹרְגִֽים\׃\ \ס'o.re.GimweaversH707

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 21:19

  • 1 Chronicles 20:5

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 17:4-11

    And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. …

  • 1 Chronicles 11:26

    Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth–lehem,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Elhanan, etc.Instead of [y`ry 'rgym byt hlchmy 't glyt,] of the text, we should certainly read, as in the parallel text, "and Elhanan the son of Jair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath."
1Ch 11:26
Jaare-oregim. or, Jair.
1Ch 20:5
Goliath.
1Sa 17:4-11

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 21:18

    And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.

  • 2 Samuel 21:19

    And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

  • 2 Samuel 21:20

    And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

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2 Samuel 21:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Otra guerra hubo en Gob contra los Filisteos, en la cual Elhanan, hijo de Jaare-oregim de Beth-lehem, hirió á Goliath Getheo, el asta de cuya lanza era como un enjullo de telar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il y eut encore un combat, à Gob, avec les Philistins: et Elkhanan, fils de Jaaré-Oreguim, le Bethléhémite, frappa Goliath, le Guitthien; et le bois de sa lance était comme l’ensouple des tisserands.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wiederum begann der Streit mit den Philistern, zu Gob. Und Elchanan, der Sohn Jaare-Orgims, der Bethlehemiter, erschlug Goliath, den Gathiter; und der Schaft seines Speeres war wie ein Weberbaum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tertium quoque fuit bellum in Gob contra Philisthæos, in quo percussit Adeodatus filius Saltus polymitarius Bethlehemites Goliath Gethæum, cujus hastile hastæ erat quasi liciatorium texentium.