Goliath

Goliath

!David and Goliath (1888) by [Osmar Schindler](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/OsmarSchindlerDavidundGoliath.jpg/250px-OsmarSchindlerDavidundGoliath.jpg)

Biblical accounts

!David hoists the severed head of Goliath as illustrated by [Gustave Doré (1866)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/071A.DavidSlaysGoliath.jpg/250px-071A.DavidSlaysGoliath.jpg)

Biblical accounts

In 1 Samuel 17, Saul and the Israelites are facing the Philistines in the Valley of Elah. Twice a day for 40 days, morning and evening, Goliath, the champion of the Philistines, comes out between the lines and challenges the Israelites to send out a champion of their own to decide the outcome in single combat, but Saul is afraid. David accepts the challenge. Saul reluctantly agrees and offers his armour, which David declines, taking only his staff, sling, and five stones from a brook.

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