He also killed an Egyptian who was 2.25 metres tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver’s beam, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
1 Samuel 17:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was around 2.8 metres , tall Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And a champion went out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span [almost ten feet]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible A champion named Goliath from Gath came out from the Philistine camp. He was more than nine feet tall. Catholic Public Domain Version And there went out from the camp of the Philistines, a man of illegitimate birth, named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a palm. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there went out a man baseborn from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Geth, whose height was six cubits and a span. |
He also killed an Egyptian who was 2.25 metres tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver’s beam, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
Yet I destroyed the Amorite as Israel advanced; his height was like the cedars, and he was as sturdy as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
(Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It is 4 metres long and 1.8 metres wide by a standard measure. )
No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites, except for some remaining in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
While he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistine battle line and shouted his usual words, which David heard.
The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites were standing on another hill with a ravine between them.
and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armour that weighed fifty-seven kilograms.
When it was reported to Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.