2 Samuel 21:19
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there was yet a battle in Gath,.... Besides the battles in the above place or places; for this does not necessarily…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The Hebrew text is manifestly very corrupt. First, for “Jaare-oregim,” 1Ch 20:5 gives us the reading Jair. “Oregim” has…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim - slew - Goliath the Gittite - Here is a most manifest corruption of the text, or gross…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 21:15-22
We have here the story of some conflicts with the Philistines, which happened, as it should seem, in the latter end of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
in Gob The Sept. reads Rom(B) or Gob(A), and Chron. omits the name of the place altogether.
where Elhanan, &c. Lit. and…
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