A giant living during the time of Israel's united kingdom, mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:19 as the brother of Goliath and son of Rapha.
About Lahmi
A brother of Goliath the Gittite. According to 1 Chronicles 20:5, Elhanan killed Lahmi. But 2 Samuel 21:19 says that Elhanan killed Goliath rather than his brother Lahmi. Most interpreters accept the 1 Chronicles passage as the correct reading. They consider the 2 Samuel text to be a textual corruption.
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Rapha
- Half-siblings 4
- Goliath, Ishbi-benob, Saph, Huge Man
Key References
Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
All Scripture References (2)
2 Samuel (1)
Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
1 Chronicles (1)
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.