5 And there war again with the Philistines; and Eleanan the son of Jair smote Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear as a weavers' beam.
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Chronicles I 20:5 In-Context
3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and sawed them asunder with saws, and with iron axes, and with harrows: and thus David did to all the children of Ammon. And David and all his people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came to pass afterward that there was again war with the Philistines in Gazer: then Sobochai the Sosathite smote Saphut of the sons of the giants, and laid him low.
5 And there war again with the Philistines; and Eleanan the son of Jair smote Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear as a weavers' beam.
6 And there was again war in Geth, and there was a man of extraordinary size, and his fingers six on each hand and foot, four and twenty; and he was descended from the giants.
7 And he defied Israel, and Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.