1 Samuel 17:25 meaning and explanation
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
1 Samuel 17:25, Berean Standard Bible
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The Israelite soldiers are speaking among themselves in the Valley of Elah, where Goliath has taunted their army twice daily for forty days. Saul, Israel's king, has promised a rich reward to whoever kills the Philistine champion: wealth, a royal marriage, and freedom from taxes for the champion's family.
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