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According to 1 Samuel 17, David Slew Goliath.
According to 2 Samuel 21:19 it was Elhanan (not David) who slew Goliath. The editors of the King James Version added the words "the brother of" to avoid the obvious contradiction. This is shown by the italics in the KJV. see link "sample Chapter:96. David killed Goliath. 2 Samuel 21:19[8] tells how Goliath the Gittite's brother was killed by "Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, the Bethlehemite." The name of Goliath's brother is not given until 1 Chronicles 20,[9] by saying that Elhanan "slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath," apparently constructing the name Lahmi from the last portion of the word "Bethlehemite" ("beit-ha'lahmi").[10] The King James Bible translators adopted this into their translation of 2 Samuel 21:18-19, although the Hebrew text makes no mention of the word "brother". 2 Samuel 21 appears to be an extremely corrupt passage: "Jaare-oregim," the name of Elhanan's father, means a nonsensical "forest of weaver's beams", and seems to have been copied from Goliath's weaponry (Goliath has a spear "with a shaft like a weaver's beam"). Dr. Baruch Halpern believes that David's opponent probably had no name originally, being referred to simply as "the Philistine" (the name Goliath is applied to him only twice in 1 Samuel 17): "Most likely, storytellers displaced the deed from the otherwise obscure Elhanan onto the more famous character, David."[11] . see link Goliath Wikipedia
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∙ 8y agoDavid killed Goliath The account of David slaying Goliath is recorded in 1 Samuel. It clearly records that David killed Goliath.
The separate account of the slaying by Elhanan is recorded in 2 Samuel where it is possible to assume a early copyist error omitting the words 'brother of' because there is a parallel account of the event involving Elhanan in 1 Chronicles which clears up the supposed difficulty by providing a complete account which states outright that Elhanan killed the brother of Goliath. Taking all accounts in context is very important.
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∙ 13y agoMillions of young children have been taught the famous story of David slaying the Philistine giant, Goliath, to guide them to understand the greatness of David and, perhaps, his God. Another giant-killer, in 2 Samuel 21:19 was Elhanan, who also slew Goliath. The Hebrew Bible in English (JPS 1917 Edition) says:
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 of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
Here, I have quoted the Hebrew Bible in English because the King James (KJV) translation says 'the brother of Goliath' [the brother of in italics to indicate that this was not an exact translation], but most other English translations of the Book of Samuel seem to have continued with the Hebrew Bible version.
In fact, The Book of Chronicles does say that a brother of Goliath was killed, by a certain Lahmi. However, Chronicles omits the story of David killing Goliath, even though the Book of Kings presents this at the most important single feat leading to David being accepted as a potential king.
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Millions of young children have been taught the famous story of David slaying the Philistine giant, Goliath, to guide them to understand the greatness of David and, perhaps, his God. David had already had intimate acquaintance with Saul, when he became the king's armour bearer and then his personal musician (1 Samuel 16:21,23). A little later, David was no longer a favourite in Saul's court, but only a shepherd boy when he told Saul that he would fight Goliath, so Saul offered him his own personal armour but did not appear to recognise David (1 Samuel 17:30-39). Finally, after David had slain Goliath, Saul had the young warrior brought to him, but once again did not recognise David (1 Samuel 17:58).
With so many twists and changes, it is easy to imagine there must have been more than one David, but these were just taken from different legends about King David and fitted together without concern for the anachronisms they created.
Another episode, at 2 Samuel 21:19 casts further light on the legend of David and Goliath. The Hebrew Bible in English (JPS 1917 Edition) says: "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 of whose spear was like a weaver's beam." So, now we have yet another legend about the death of Goliath. 1 Chronicles, written later and apparently dependent on the Deuteronomist history, attempted to resolve this in two ways. First, there is no mention of David killing Goliath, even though the Book of Kings presents this at the most important single feat leading to David being accepted as a potential king. Second, at 20:5, the book says that Lahmi (Elhanan) killed the brother of Goliath.The King James (KJV) translation also adopted the Chronicler solution for 2 Samuel 21:19, adding 'the brother of' [in italics to indicate that this was not an exact translation], but most other English translations of the Book of Samuel seem to have continued with the Hebrew Bible version.
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According to 1 Samuel 17:50, David killed Goliath.
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According to 2 Samuel 21:19 Elhanan killed Goliath.
(New International Version) "In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver's rod."
Checking the Hebrew Bible in English (JPS 1917 Edition), which says: "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 of whose spear was like a weaver's beam." In other words, there seems to be another, probably older, tradition that Elhanan killed Goliath.
Attempted resolutions
1 Chronicles, written later and apparently dependent on the Deuteronomic History, attempted to resolve this in two ways. First, there is no mention of David killing Goliath, even though the Book of Kings presents this at the most important single feat leading to David being accepted as a potential king. Second, at 20:5, the book says that Lahmi (Elhanan) killed the brother of Goliath.
The King James (KJV) translation altered 2 Samuel 21:19 (in line with 1 Chronicles), adding 'the brother of' [in italics to indicate that this was not an exact translation], but most other English translations of the Book of Samuel seem to have more faithfully followed the Hebrew Bible version - in other words allowing the paradox to stand.
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∙ 10y agoHow many giants did David kill? He only killed one Goliath, but he and his men fought Ishbi, Saph, Lahmi, and an unknown giant with 6 fingers and 6 toes.
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∙ 12y agoThat sounds like the famous story of David and Goliath. (Goliath is the name of the "giant")
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∙ 12y agoDavid slew the giant called Goliath.
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Who died when he was hit on the forehead by a stone from a sling?
Goliath, the Philistine giant, was stunned by a stone from the slingshot of David, future king of Israel. David then killed Goliath with his (Goliath's) own sword.
What did David do to provide a dowry in order to marry Sauls daughter?
He would defeat the Giant Galiath
How old was Goliath when he died?
When David the shepherd boy and the giant Goliath fought each other in valley , it is very possible that as david was a boy then and a shepherd by profession he could have been 17 years old at the most.
Did Goliath kill anyone?
He was in a war, and was obviously willing to kill David, so he must have killed other people. Also, many other people must have tried to kill Goliath but didn't succeed. So yes, he probably did.
When is David first mentioned in the Bible?
A:There is an extensive story of King David in the Deuteronomic History (1 Samuel from chapter 16, 2 Samuel and 1 Kings to 2:10) and a somewhat different story of King David in 1 Chronicles. The most famous story of King David, in which he slays the Philistine giant, Goliath, is in the Deuteronomic History at 1 Samuel chapter 17. The First Book of Chronicles, written later and apparently dependent on the Deuteronomist History, makes no mention of David killing Goliath, even though the History presents this at the most important single feat leading to David being accepted as a potential king.The Book of Chronicles makes it seem that David was married to his full sister. 1 Chron 2:13-16 says that David's sister was Abigail, while 3:1 commences a genealogy, with Abigail his second wife. These are the only two Abigails in the entire Bible, so it is implausible that David simply married the only known woman in all Hebrew history to have the same name as his sister. If the Chronicler did not intend to portray David as having married his own sister, then this must be expalined as occurring because the Chronicler used an invented name on two occasions, but overlooked the consequences because of the complexity of the family trees scattered through the book.The Deuteronomic History contains a lengthy diversion about David's son, Absalom, an uprising led by Sheba, the son of Bichri, and a number of attempted coups. Bath-Sheba, the mother of Solomon, asked the bed-ridden and dying King David to make her son king after him. 1 Chronicles omits all this material, and has King David, while still in apparent good health and not yet bed-ridden, announce to the people of Israel that God had chosen Solomon to be his heir.
Who killed a seven and one half tall Egyptian Giant in the Bible?
David killed the Egyptian Giant
Who killed a lion a bear and a giant in the Bible?
David...with God's help.
Why was David given command of an army?
If you are referring to David in the Holy Bible, then the answer is because He was blessed by God. He also killed Goliath (who was a Philistine giant & enemy of Israel).
Who kill the giant that conered and almost kill david?
David killed the giant Goliath.
What did David do?
David is known for being a shepherd who later became the second king of Israel and Judah, ruling around 1000 BC. He is also famously known for defeating the giant Goliath with a slingshot. David is a central figure in the Bible, particularly in the books of Samuel and Psalms.
What did David son of Jesse do when he was a boy?
David was a shepherd boy. He killed the Philistine giant Goliath with a stone and God's help.
Who did Davide fight in the bible with a stone and a sling?
David defeated the giant named Goliath with a stone and sling.
Where in the bible does it say Why did david take five stones when he killed goliath?
I Samuel 17:40 tells us that David chose 5 smooth stones, but there is no mention of why the number 5? David was like most persons in that no one would take just one bullet for a pistol against a giant or an enemy soldier.
What young boy defeated the giant in the bible?
David (the boy) defeated Goliath (the giant)in the book of Samuel. I adore this tale and I am so glad others have similar interests in it!
Who was goliaths mother?
Goliath was the giant who fought against a young King David in the Old Testament of the Bible. Goliath's mother was David's mother's sister in law, Orpah.
When was Goliath killed?
Many people say that that the giant died when David threw the stone at his forehead. But the Bible clearly specifies in 1 Samuel 17:51 "therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of his sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it." Basically Goliath was decapitated.
Who died when he was hit on the forehead by a stone from a sling?
Goliath, the Philistine giant, was stunned by a stone from the slingshot of David, future king of Israel. David then killed Goliath with his (Goliath's) own sword.
