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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Elkanan (Warrior living at the time of United Monarchy)

Elhanan was a warrior in David's army credited in 2 Samuel with killing Goliath the Gittite, and 1 Chronicles clarifies he killed Goliath's brother Lahmi instead, resolving what would otherwise be a direct contradiction with David's more famous duel.

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Elhanan was a warrior in David's army credited in 2 Samuel with killing Goliath the Gittite, and 1 Chronicles clarifies he killed Goliath's brother Lahmi instead, resolving what would otherwise be a direct contradiction with David's more famous duel.

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Elhanan was a warrior in David's army credited in 2 Samuel with killing Goliath the Gittite, and 1 Chronicles clarifies he killed Goliath's brother Lahmi instead, resolving what would otherwise be a direct contradiction with David's more famous duel.

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H445

Where it appears
  • 2 Samuel 23:24
  • 1 Chronicles 11:26

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