Person Old Testament
Jaare-oregim
Also known as Jaare-oregim =ESV, KJV; Jair =NIV, Jair =ESV, NIV, KJV, LQ; Jaur =LK
Jaare-oregim (or Jair) was the father of Elhanan, who killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 21:19.
Why it matters. Father of Elhanan, who killed Goliath's brother.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jaare-oregim
Jaare-oregim, also known as Jair, is mentioned in two parallel passages (2Sa.21.19 and 1Ch.20.5) as the father of Elhanan, one of David's mighty warriors. The name Jaare-oregim is likely a scribal error or a variant spelling of Jair, as the latter name is used in 1Ch.20.5.
Elhanan, the son of Jaare-oregim (Jair), is credited with killing Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, in a battle against the Philistines at Gob. This event is similar to David's famous encounter with Goliath (1Samuel 17), but it involves Elhanan killing Goliath's brother rather than Goliath himself.
The mention of Jaare-oregim (Jair) serves to identify Elhanan and connect him to his father. It also highlights the ongoing conflicts between the Israelites and the Philistines during David's reign and the bravery of David's mighty warriors in these battles.
No other information is provided about Jaare-oregim (Jair) himself, as the focus is on his son Elhanan's achievement. The inclusion of this event in the biblical record demonstrates the importance of individual heroic acts in the larger context of Israel's military history.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Elhanan
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.