Goliath in Biblical History

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Who is Goliath?
GOLI'ATH
(splendor), a renowned champion of the Philistines from Gath. 1 Sam 17:4. He was more than 9 feet in height. Conscious of his superior stature and strength, he defied the armies of Israel to produce a rival. But he was met and slain by David, who, although a pygmy in the eyes of the giant, was mighty through the assistance of God. In 2 Sam 21:19 another Goliath of Gath, "the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam," is mentioned as being slain by Elhanan. He may have been a son of David's antagonist. 2 Sam 21:22.

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