He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
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He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
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And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
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And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 11:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 17:7 The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.
- Deuteronomy 3:11 (For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. Behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the children of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, after the cubit of a man.)
- 1 Samuel 17:4 A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span went out.
- 1 Samuel 17:51 Then David ran, stood over the Philistine, took his sword, drew it out of its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5 Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 11:23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man…
1Ch 11:23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of [great] stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand [was] a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
Ver. 23. And he slew an Egyptian.] See 2Sa 23:21.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. Plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's…
Verse 23. Plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.] 2Sa 23:21.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Five cubits high - About 7 ft. 6 in.…
Five cubits high - About 7 ft. 6 in. high. The height is not so great as that recorded of other giants.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Cubits. 2 Kings, "a man of great aspect." ---…
Cubits. 2 Kings, "a man of great aspect." --- Ones. Hebrew, "and he had a name among three mighty men." (Kennicott) --- Shelosha, "three," has the u omitted, (2 Kings) as it is frequently on other occasions. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain he went down--the ordinary phraseology for expressing an engagement…
he went down--the ordinary phraseology for expressing an engagement in battle. The encounter of Benaiah with this gigantic Egyptian reminds us, in some respects, of David's combat with Goliath. At least, the height of this giant, which was about eight feet, and his armor, resembled his of Gath.
with a staff--that is, having no other weapon in his hand than his walking stick.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. of great stature] Heb. “of measurement.” Samuel has…
23. of great stature] Heb. “of measurement.” Samuel has a better reading, “a goodly man” (man of presence), “goodliness” according to the Hebrews consisting in being well-built for warlike exercises.
a staff] Heb. ‘shebhet,’ i.e. the “rod” or “club” carried by shepherds as a defence against wild-beasts; Psa_2:9 (“rod”); 1Ch_23:4 (“rod”); 2Sa_18:14 (“darts”). This “rod” had a point at one end, so that it could on occasion be used as a stabbing weapon.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) And he slew an Egyptian . . .—Literally,…
(23) And he slew an Egyptian . . .—Literally, and he it was who smote the Egyptian, a man of measure, five in the cubit. Samuel has only “who (was) a sight;” or “a man to look at” (Heb. margin). The chronicler says why.
Like a weaver’s beam.—Not in Samuel. Perhaps due to a recollection of the combat of David and Goliath. (Comp. also 2Sa_21:19.) Yet the LXX. of 2Sa_23:21 has “like the beam of a ship’s ladder” (ξύλον διαβάθρας); and this may be original.
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Went down.—To the combat. (Comp. Latin: descendere in aciem, &c.) The staff (shçbet) of Benaiah differs from David’s (maqqçl, 1Sa_17:40; 1Sa_17:43); and the similarity of the two accounts, so far as it extends, is a similarity not of fiction, but of fact.
With a staff.—Rather, the staff, which he happened to carry.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Five cubits high. This height is not given in…
Five cubits high. This height is not given in the parallel passage; it means seven feet six inches. A spear like a weaver"s beam (so 1Sa_17:7; 2Sa_21:19)
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