Goliath's brothers

From a message by a Curious Questioner--
>CQ> Subj: and another problem -

>CQ> David killed Goliath the Philistine and Elhanan killed Goliath the Gittite. Goliath is a name that was probably common among the Canaanites just as Joshua is among the Jews.

Hi again... In the Author's Version of the Holy Bible, David slew the Philistine giant Goliath, the Gittite; (Gittite = "of Gath") and Elhanan killed Goliath's brother whose name was "Lahmi".

"And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span." (1Sam.17:4)

"So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David." (1Sam.17:50)

"And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam." (2Sam.21:19)

"And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam." (1Chron.20:5)

The five sons of the giant of Gath:

>1> Goliath of Gath (aka. Goliath the Gittite), killed by David
>2> Ishbi-benob, (who almost slew David), killed by Abishai.
>3> Saph/Sippai, killed by Sibechai.
>4> Lahmi (also one of Goliath's 4 brothers), killed by Elhanan.
>5> (the unnamed six-fingers/toes giant), killed by Jonathan.

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