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The biblical Elhanan was the son of Jaareoregim. He was a member of King David's elite fighters known as The Thirty. This page is about the Biblical king David. ...


In (II Samuel 21:19) he is credited as the killer of Goliath, though the King James Version of the Bible adds the phrase "the brother of" before Goliath's name, in order to avoid contradicting the better-known story that David killed the Philistine champion. The insertion is justified by a reference in Chronicles to Elhanan having killed Goliath's brother. The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Shmuel ספר שמואל), are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaisms Hebrew Bible) and also of the Old Testament (of Christianity). ... David faces Goliath in single combat. ... This page is about the version of the Bible; for the Harvey Danger album, see King James Version (album). ... The historic Philistines (see note Philistines below) were a people that inhabited the southern coast of Canaan around the time of the arrival of the Israelites, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. ... Most often, Chronicles refers to the biblical Books of Chronicles. ...


Some modern scholars argue that the text in Samuel represents the original form of the story, and that the victory over Goliath was later credited to David in order to enhance his reputation. They argue that other aspects of the text point to this alteration, since Saul is supposed to have asked who the killer was, despite being already acquianted with David.


Biblical literalists assert that the omission of "brother of" in Samuel is likely to be a transcription error.[1]


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