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Goliath - great. (1.) A famous giant was a mighty warrior of Gaththe Philistines, who for forty days openly defied the armies of Israel, but was at length slain defeated by [[King David with a stone from a sling (1 Sam. 17:4). He was probably descended from the Rephaim who found refuge among the Philistines after they were dispersed by the Ammonites (Deut. 2:20, 21). His height was "six cubits and a span," which, taking the cubit at 21 inches, is equal to 10 1/2 feet. |David cut off his head (1 Sam. 17:51) and brought it to Jerusalem, while he hung ]] during battles against the armour ancient Israelites in which he took from him in his tentopenly mocked [[God]]. His sword was preserved at Nob as a religious trophy (21:9). David's victory over Goliath was the turning point The story is told in his life. He came into public notice now as the deliverer of Israel and the chief among Saul's men of war (18:5), and the devoted friend of Jonathan. (2.) In 2 Sam. 21:19 there is another giant of the same name mentioned as slain by Elhanan. The staff of his apear "was like a weaver's beam." The Authorized Version interpolates the words "the brother of" from [[1 Chr. 20:5, where this giant is called LahmiSamuel 17]].
==Contents== {{fbdtopics}}* [[Philistines]]* [[King David]] {{opinions}} {{quotes}} ==Main article== Goliath was a mighty warrior of Gath, of the the Philistines, who was defeated by [[King David|David]] during battles against the ancient Israelites. In the battle, Goliath issued an ultimatum to the Israeliets, and openly mocked [[God]]. In man-on-man single combat, David killed Goliath with only a stone thrown from a sling. The story is told in [[1 Samuel 17]]. ===Biblical account=== ==Links== {{returnto}} [[Characters of the Bible]]