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Goliath

Goliath

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Goliath was a Philistine giant defeated by the young David with a sling and a stone, demonstrating God's power and David's faith (1 Samuel 17).

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-1100-01-0
Died
-1022-01-0
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Where Goliath appears

6 verses across 3 books.

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Verses mentioning Goliath

  • 1Chr 20:5 — 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.
  • 1Sam 17:4 — 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 17:23 — And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard th
  • 1Sam 21:9 — And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is
  • 1Sam 22:10 — And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
  • 2Sam 21:19 — And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s be
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The Church Fathers on Goliath

Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Goliath.

And while he was still speaking to them, the man appeared... named Goliath, etc. As the Lord Savior was speaking to men and diligently examining their deeds and sayings of justice, as if their works seemed rightly performed to him, the ancient enemy appeared, arising from the hearts of the impious, and through their actions and wicked…

And the priest said: Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, etc. The apostles said to Christ, teachers seeking against the kingdom of the world: Behold men accustomed to battle for the devil with perverse doctrines for a long time, whom you have overcome in the humility of the cross, are entangled in the trappings of the first…

Historic voices touch this life

12 passages from 3 historic works cite verses that mention Goliath.