1 Chronicles 11:26
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26 Also these warriors: Asahel, the brother of Joab; Elhanan, son of Dodo, from Bethlehem;(A)
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1 Samuel 17:4
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4 A champion named Goliath of Gath came out from the Philistine camp; he was six cubits and a span[a] tall.
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- 17:4 Six cubits and a span: about nine feet nine inches (a cubit equals about eighteen inches; a span equals about eight inches). The Greek text and 4QSama read: “four cubits and a span” (six feet nine inches). The description of the Philistine’s might and his powerful weapons contrasts with the picture of the youthful David who trusts in God.
1 Samuel 17:23
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23 While he was talking with them, the Philistine champion, by name Goliath of Gath, came up from the ranks of the Philistines and spoke as before, and David listened.
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