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In 2 Samuel 21:19, who kills Goliath the Gittite?

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The answer

2 Samuel 21:19 credits Elhanan of Bethlehem with killing "Goliath the Gittite." 1 Chronicles 20:5, retelling it, says Elhanan killed "Lahmi the brother of Goliath."

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Why it’s interesting

1 Samuel 17 gives Goliath to David; a later chapter gives him to Elhanan; Chronicles smooths it to Goliath's brother. Some older English Bibles quietly insert "the brother of" into 2 Samuel to match. The verses themselves don't agree on who did it.

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