Elhanan

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. A distinguished warrior in the time of David, who killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, the Gittite2 Samuel 21:19
• Compare1 Chronicles 20:5
• 2. Son of Dodo, one of David's heroes2 Samuel 23:241 Chronicles 11:26

The passages, in Bible order (4)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 4 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 2 Samuel 21:19

   Once 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.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:192 voices

   “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.

   “And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines,....

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2. 2 Samuel 23:24

   Now these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:242 voices

   “Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty,.... Or rather over the thirty (n), who are next mentioned; since there are thirty reckoned besides him, and the Arabic version calls him the prince of the thirty; Joab is not named at all, because he was general of the whole army, and so not to be reckoned in any of the three classes: Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem: a townsman of David. (n) בשלישים "supra triginta istos", Junius & Tremellius.

   “Asahel is the first, who was slain by Abner in the beginning of David's reign, but lost not his place in this catalogue. Elhanan is the next, brother to Eleazar, one of the first three,

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3. 1 Chronicles 11:26

   Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:262 voices

   “Also the valiant men of the armies--This was the third degree of military rank, and Asahel was their chief; the names of few of those mentioned are historically known.

   “etc. The list of names here given corresponds generally with that in 2 Sam. 23:24-39, but presents several remarkable differences. (1) the number in Chronicles is 47; the number in Samuel is 31. (2) Four names in the list of Chronicles are not in Samuel. (3) five names in Samuel are not in Chronicles. (4) many of the other names, both personal and local, vary in the two lists. It is quite possible that the two lists varied to some extent originally.

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4. 1 Chronicles 20:5

   Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 20:51 voice

   “Elhanan the son of Jair - See the note on 2Sa 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.”

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