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  • From: Jan Britten <janbritten AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Goliath
  • Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 00:09:10 -0800 (PST)


> You'll find that the words [the brother of] are
missing from 2 Samuel 21:19.
> Compare 1 Chronicles 20:5. Elhanan slew *Lahmi*;
David slew Goliath.

> Shalom
> Ben

This is perhaps POSSIBLE, but I think you will find
that almost all modern commentators agree that the
Chronicles version is an attempt to harmonise the
obvious discrepancy.

Jan


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