Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And a champion named Goliath came out of the Philistines camp; he was from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
New American Standard Bible
Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named
King James Version
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Holman Bible
Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath,
International Standard Version
A champion named Goliath from Gath came out from the Philistine camp. He was four cubits and a span tall,
A Conservative Version
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
American Standard Version
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Amplified
Then a
Bible in Basic English
And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
Darby Translation
And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Julia Smith Translation
And there went forth a man of the sons of the camp of the rovers, Goliah his name, from Gath; his height six cubits and a span.
King James 2000
And there went a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then {a champion} went out from the camps of [the] Philistines, whose name was Goliath from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then came a man and stood in the midst, out of the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath: six cubits and a handbreadth long,
NET Bible
Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.
New Heart English Bible
There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
The Emphasized Bible
And there came forth a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, Goliath, his name, from Gath, - his height, six cubits and a span;
Webster
And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose hight was six cubits and a span.
World English Bible
There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath is his name, from Gath; his height is six cubits and a span,
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Men of great strength and stature amongst
Philistines » Defied israel by their champion
Interlinear
Yatsa'
Machaneh
Shem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 17:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Philistine Champion Taunts Israel
3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side. And there was a valley between them. 4 And a champion named Goliath came out of the Philistines camp; he was from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span. 5 And a bronze helmet was on his head, and he was armed with scaled armor. And the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
Cross References
Joshua 11:22
There were none of the giants left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod there remained some.
Deuteronomy 3:11
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the rest of the giants. Behold! His bedstead was a bedstead of iron. Is it not in Rabbath of the sons of Ammon? Nine cubits was its length, and four cubits its width, according to the cubit of a man.
1 Samuel 17:23
And he was speaking with them. And, behold, the champion man, named Goliath, the Philistine of Gath, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to these words. And David heard.
1 Samuel 21:9-10
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is wrapped in a cloth under the ephod, if you will take, take it for yourself, for there is no other here except that one. And David said, There is none like that. Give it to me.
1 Samuel 27:4
And Saul was told that David had fled to Gath. And he never again looked for him.
2 Samuel 21:16-22
And Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight. And he being girded with a new sword thought to kill David.
1 Chronicles 11:23
And he killed an Egyptian, a man of stature, five cubits high. And in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam. And he went down to him with a staff and wrenched the spear out of the Egyptians hand, and killed him with his own spear.
1 Chronicles 20:4-8
And it happened after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbechai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the children of the giant. And they were humbled.
Amos 2:9
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from below.