1 Samuel 17:8

Good News Translation

Goliath stood and shouted at the Israelites, “What are you doing there, lined up for battle? I am a Philistine, you slaves of Saul! Choose one of your men to fight me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:11

Uriah answered, “The men of Israel and Judah are away in battle, and the Covenant Box is with them; my commander Joab and his officers are camping out in the open. How could I go home, eat and drink, and sleep with my wife? By all that's sacred, I swear that I could never do such a thing!”

1 Chronicles 21:3

Joab answered, “May the Lord make the people of Israel a hundred times more numerous than they are now! Your Majesty, they are all your servants. Why do you want to do this and make the whole nation guilty?”

1 Samuel 17:23

As he was talking with them, Goliath came forward and challenged the Israelites as he had done before. And David heard him.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men who were near him, “What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?”

1 Samuel 8:17

He will take a tenth of your flocks. And you yourselves will become his slaves.