1 Samuel 17:4

Easy To Read Version

The Philistines had a champion fighter named Goliath. Goliath was from Gath. Goliath was over 9 feet [148] tall. Goliath came out of the Philistine camp.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:23

And Benaiah killed a big Egyptian soldier. That man was about 7 1/2 feet {\cf2\super [123]} tall. The Egyptian had a spear that was very large and heavy. It was as big as the pole on a weaver’s loom. {\cf2\super [124]} Benaiah had only a club. Benaiah grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hands and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

Amos 2:9

“But it was I who destroyed the Amorites {\cf2\super [40]} before them. The Amorites were tall like cedar trees. They were as strong as oak trees. But I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below. {\cf2\super [41]}

Deuteronomy 3:11

Og was the king of Bashan. Og was one of the few Rephaite people still alive. Og’s bed was made from iron. It was over 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. [15] The bed is still in the city of Rabbah, where the Ammonite people live.)

Joshua 11:22

There were no Anakite people left living in the land of Israel. The only Anakite people that were left alive were in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

1 Samuel 17:23

While David was talking with his brothers, the Philistine champion fighter came out from the Philistine army. This was Goliath, the Philistine from Gath. Goliath shouted things against Israel as usual. David heard what he said.

1 Samuel 17:3

The Philistines were on one hill. The Israelites were on the other hill. And the valley was between them.

1 Samuel 17:5

He had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a coat of armor that was made like the scales on a fish. This armor was made of bronze and weighed about 125 pounds. [149]

1 Samuel 27:4

People told Saul that David had run away to Gath. So Saul stopped looking for him.