The officials said all these things in Hebrew, so that everyone listening from the city wall would understand and be terrified and surrender.
Our enemies were trying to frighten us and to keep us from our work. But I asked God to give me strength.
Then, in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, he shouted out in Hebrew: Listen to what the great king of Assyria says!
Here and now I challenge Israel's whole army! Choose someone to fight me!
David asked some soldiers standing nearby, "What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!"