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Goliath
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Goliath (gōlī`əth), in the Bible, a giant of Gath Gath (găth), unidentified royal city of the Philistines, on the borders of Judah.
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, a Philistine city, who challenged the Israelites. The young David David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul . The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure.
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, fortified by faith, accepted the challenge and killed him with a stone from a sling. In 2 Samuel it says that Elhanan killed Goliath, though 1 Chronicles says Elhanan killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath. The Authorized Version edits 2 Samuel to agree with 1 Chronicles.
Goliath
Old Testament a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling (I Samuel 17)

Goliath
gigantic, sinewy Philistine killed by David’s slingshot. [O.T.: I Samuel 17; 21:9, 22:10; II Samuel 21:19]

Goliath
towering Philistine giant slain by youthful David. [O.T.: I Samuel 17:49–51]
See : Giantism


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