1 Samuel 17:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.”
A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Samuel 17:23 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine <FI>is<Fi> his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh according to those words, and David heareth;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 17:23 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 17:8And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).