Elhanan
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines,
where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew
[the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear
[was] like a weaver's beam....
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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....
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Also the valiant men of the armies [were], Asahel the brother
of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,...
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The Biblical Elhanan was the son of Dodo (2 Samuel 23:24, 1
Chronicles 11:26). He was a member of King David’s elite
fighters known as The Thirty. Some believe he was in fact the
same person as the Elhanan mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:19 and 1
Chronicles 20:5, the son of Jair from Bethlehem, and that the
Bible is crediting him as the killer of Gol...
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The biblical Elhanan son of Jair (variant forms "Jaare-Oregim"
in 2 Samuel 21:19, "Jesse" in 1 Samuel 17:12) is believed by
conservative Bible scholars to be an earlier name of David,
who later became the second King of Israel. (See also Elhanan
son of Dodo.) In the ancient world it was common for people to
be known by one name at one time in ...
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el-ha'-nan ('elchanan, "whom God gave"):
(1) A great warrior in the army of David who slew a
Philistine giant. There is a discrepancy between 2 Sam 21:19
and 1 Ch 20:5. In the former passage we read, "And 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...
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1. A distinguished warrior in the time of David, who killed
Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, the Gittite
2Sa 21:19
Compare
1Ch 20:5
-2. Son of Dodo, one of David's heroes
2Sa 23:24; 1Ch 11:26...
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(the grace of God).
1. A distinguished warrior in the time of King David,
who performed a memorable exploit against the Philistines. 2Sa
21:19; 1Ch 20:5 (B.C. about 1020.)
2. One of "the thirty" of David's guard, and named
first on the list. 2Sa 23:24; 1Ch 11:26...
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whom God has graciously bestowed. (1.) A warrior of the time
of
David famed for his exploits. In the Authorized
Version (2 Sam.
21:19) it is recorded that "Elhanan the son of
Jaare-oregim, a
Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath." The
Revised Version
here rightly omits the words "the brother of." They
were
introduced in the Authorized...
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1. Son of Jaare-Oregim, or Jair, the Bethlehemitc. (See JAARE-
OREGIM.) Slew Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite (2 Samuel
21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5). The 'oregim seems to have crept
into the first line from the second, where it means "weavers."
"The Bethlehemite" is an alteration of eth Lahmi, a confusion
being made with
2. Elhanan son of D...
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