1 Samuel 17:4 meaning and explanation
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
1 Samuel 17:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator introduces Goliath as the Philistine champion, the single fighter who will represent his whole army in the contest he proposes. He comes from Gath, one of the Philistine cities, and the text measures him at six cubits and a span, roughly nine and a half feet by the common cubit, though some ancient versions read four cubits and a span.
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