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David and Goliath
David and Goliath is an event recorded in 1 Samuel 17, in which the shepherd David struck down the Philistine champion Goliath with a sling in the Valley of Elah.
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- SocohBible
Socoh is the name of a town in the territory of Judah mentioned in the Old Testament. It is best known as the place where the Philistine army encamped just before the battle between David and Goliath. More than one place bore this name.
- AzekahBible
Azekah was a town in the western "lowland" (the low hill country, or Shephelah) of Judah. It appears in the accounts of Joshua's conquest, the story of David and Goliath, Rehoboam's fortification program, and the Babylonian invasion.
- Exemplary PreachingDoctrine & Theology
Exemplary preaching is a method of preaching that presents the actions and faith of biblical figures as examples for believers today to imitate or avoid. The term is commonly used in contrast to redemptive-historical preaching.
- 1 Samuel 18Bible
1 Samuel 18 recounts how Jonathan comes to love David after his victory over Goliath and makes a covenant with him; how Saul, seeing the people praise David, grows jealous and afraid of him and seeks to harm him; and how Saul ultimately gives his daughter Michal to David as his wife.
- 1 Samuel 17Bible
1 Samuel 17 is the chapter in which Goliath, a Philistine champion, challenges Israel to single combat in the Valley of Elah, and the shepherd boy David strikes him down with a sling and a stone.
- GathBible
Gath was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines in the Old Testament. It was the hometown of Goliath and the place where David sought refuge while fleeing from Saul.
- 1 Samuel 22Bible
1 Samuel 22 records how David, having fled from Saul, gathers a band of followers at the cave of Adullam, and how the priests of Nob, who had helped David, are killed at Saul's command by Doeg the Edomite.
- GoliathPeople
Goliath is a Philistine champion from Gath who appears in 1 Samuel 17. He challenged the army of Israel to single combat and was struck down by a stone slung by the young David.
- LahmiPeople
Lahmi is a Philistine mentioned in 1 Chronicles 20:5. He is identified as the brother of Goliath the Gittite and is recorded as having been killed by Elhanan, one of David's warriors.
- SlingBible
The sling is an ancient stone-throwing device in which a stone is placed in a pouch of leather or cord, whirled, and released. In the Bible it is best known as the weapon with which David struck down Goliath.
- 1 Samuel 21Bible
In this chapter David, fleeing from Saul, obtains the showbread and the sword of Goliath from Ahimelech the priest at Nob, then escapes danger by feigning madness before Achish, king of Gath.
- ElhananPeople
Elhanan was an Israelite warrior who killed a Philistine giant during the wars of King David's reign. He appears briefly in 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles and is often discussed in connection with a textual question about who killed Goliath.
- NobBible
Nob was a town in the territory of Benjamin where priests lived during the reign of Saul. There David received the showbread and the sword of Goliath, and there the priests were massacred at Saul's command.
- AhimelechPeople
Ahimelech was the priest of Nob during the reign of King Saul. He was put to death at Saul's command for giving the fleeing David the holy bread and the sword of Goliath.
- AbnerPeople
Abner was the commander of King Saul's army. After Saul's death he made Ish-bosheth king, later went over to David, and was killed by Joab at Hebron.
- Valley of ElahBible
The Valley of Elah is a valley in western Judah where Saul's Israelite army faced the Philistine army in 1 Samuel 17. It is known as the place where David struck down Goliath.
- MerabPeople
Merab was the elder daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel. An Old Testament figure, she was promised to David as his wife but was instead given in marriage to Adriel the Meholathite. Her younger sister was Michal, who became David's wife.
- Tamar (Daughter of David)People
Tamar was the daughter of King David and Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, and the full sister of Absalom. Her rape by her half-brother Amnon is recorded in 2 Samuel 13.
- SolomonPeople
Solomon was the third king of the united kingdom of ancient Israel and the son of David. He is known as a wise king and as the builder of the Temple in Jerusalem.