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23 As he was speaking with them, the Philistine champion named Goliath from Gath came up from the Philistine battle lines and spoke his usual words,[a] as David listened. 24 When all the Israelis saw the man, they fled from him and were very frightened.

25 “Did all of you see this man coming up?” one Israeli asked. “He comes up to defy[b] Israel, and the king will richly reward the man who kills him. He will give his daughter to him and will make his father’s house tax[c] free in Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:23 Lit. according to these words
  2. 1 Samuel 17:25 Or challenge
  3. 1 Samuel 17:25 The Heb. lacks tax