23 As he talked with them, behold, (A)the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke (B)the same words as before. And David heard him.

24 All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to (C)defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches (D)and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.”

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23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual(A) defiance, and David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fled from him in great fear.

25 Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter(B) in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes(C) in Israel.”

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