1 Samuel 17:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. ”

1 Samuel 17:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A champion - literally, “a man between the two camps:” i. e., one who did not fight in the ranks like an ordinary soldier, but came forth into the space between the hostile camps to challenge the...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And there (a) went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span. (a) Between the two camps.
1 Samuel 17:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 . David and Goliath (E, with additione by R). In this section two narratives seem to have been interwoven. For the sake of convenience, we may denote one set of pa...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

champion . Hebrew. 'ish-habbenayivl . "the man between the two [hosts]", or, the duellist. This accords with the subscription of Psalms 8 (see note there) Muth-labben = the death of the man b...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. There went out a champion - Our word champion comes from campus, th...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Goliath, of Gath— When Joshua rooted the Anakims out of the land of Canaan, several of them fled to this city of Gath: See Joshua 11:22-23 . We have undoubted evidence from the best writers, that...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. There went out a champion - Hebrew, a man between two; i:e.,...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David slays Goliath 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 is evidently taken from a different document from 1 Samuel 16:14-23 . In 1 Samuel 16:14-23 ; David is a man of war, and skilful in speech,...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the Philistines stood.... — Conder, in his Tent Work in Palestine, writing on the spot, gives us a vivid picture of the scene of the well-known encounter between David and the giant Philistin...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIV. DAVID'S CONFLICT WITH GOLIATH 1 Samuel 17:1-58 . THESE irrepressible Philistines were never long recovering from their disasters. The victory of Jonathan had been impaired by the...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Israel Defied by the Philistine Champion 1 Samuel 17:1-16 When their king lost the special consciousness of God's presence and power, the whole kingdom became demoralized, and the Hebrews had t...
1 Samuel 17:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The story contained in this chapter is one of the most familiar of the Old Testament narratives. It places Saul and David in sharp contrast as each stands out in clear relief. In the presence of the...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. (4) And there went out a champion out of the camp o...
1 Samuel 17:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines ,.... Or a "middle person", or a man "between two" y; meaning either one that went and stood between the two armies of Israel and the...
1 Samuel 17:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span. Ver. 4. And there went out a champion. ] a Intermedius, seque...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Goliath of Gath For to this city the Anakims fled when Joshua rooted them out of the land of Canaan, Joshua 11:22 . And here they propagated a race of giants; that is, people of great strength and...
1 Samuel 17:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The time comes when both Saul and David are to be publicly proven as regards their fitness to rule over Israel. The Philistines, though previously defeated through Jonathan's faith, return to challen...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Goliath's Challenge to Israel. B. C. 1060. 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A champion, Heb. a man between two , either because he used to come forth, and stand between the two armies; or because he moved that the business should be decided between two, whereof he would b...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Goliath Challenges Israel With No Takers. David Is Sent To Take His Brothers Food ( 1 Samuel 17:1-19 ). This passage brings us face to face with two figures, the first the formidable Philistine wa...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITITCAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 17:1 . “The Philistines gathered together their armies.” Jamieson considers that this was twenty-seven years after their overthrow at Michmash. “Shocho...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 17 Notice: I. David was on God's side. This was a religious war. Goliath fought for Dagon and cursed David by his gods. David fought for Jehovah. Let every child know for certain that he...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 17:4 . There went out a champion, Goliath of Gath; a military character well known to the Hebrews. More than thirty years before he had scattered the army of Israel, slain the sons of Eli...
1 Samuel 17:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle. The battle of Elah While the Philistines were posted on the stony hills covered with brushwood which bounded the valley on the sout...
1 Samuel 17:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

ADVANCE OF DAVID IN REPUTATION BY THE SLAUGHTER OF GOLIATH ( 1 Samuel 17:1-9 .). EXPOSITION GOLIATH 'S DEFIANCE OF ISRAEL ( 1 Samuel 17:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 17:1 Th...
1 Samuel 17:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Goliath's Defiance of Israel
1 Samuel 17:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:23 ; 1 Chronicles 20:4-8 ; 1 Chronicles 20:5 ; 1 Samuel 17:23 ; 1 Samuel 21:10 ; 1 Samuel 21:9 ; 1 Samuel 27:4 ; 2 Samuel 21:16-22 ; 2 Samuel 21:19 ; Amos 2:9 ; Deuteronomy...
1 Samuel 17:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Six cubits — At least, nine feet, nine inches high. And this is not strange; for besides the giants mentioned in Scripture, Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus, and Pliny, make mention of persons seven cub...

1 Samuel 17:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 17:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 17:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 17:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 17:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 17:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 17:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 17:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 17:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes