1 Chronicles 20:5 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →In further war Elhanan kills Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, whose spear shaft was massive as a weaver's beam.
What Does 1 Chronicles 20:5 Mean?
The fighting flares again, and Elhanan son of Jair slays Lahmi, brother of the famous Goliath of Gath. The detail that his spear staff was 'like a weaver's beam' deliberately echoes the description of Goliath himself, marking this foe as another of that fearsome line.
The brother of the giant David once felled now falls in turn, by another faithful hand. The victory at the Valley of Elah was no isolated wonder; the Lord goes on giving His people the triumph over the towering and the proud. So the gospel teaches that the strongholds which once held us are broken not by our own might but by the deliverance God provides, until every boast is laid low before Him.
1 Chronicles 20:5 in the Original Language
Goliath (גָּלְיָת) -- the Philistine champion of Gath; his kinsmen here bear the same intimidating stature and weaponry.
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What does 1 Chronicles 20:5 mean?
In further war Elhanan kills Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, whose spear shaft was massive as a weaver's beam.