A giant warrior from Gath of the Philistines. During the time of King Saul, he came to attack Israel, and the Israelite army was terrified by his enormous and valiant appearance.
1 Samuel 17:4He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.1 Samuel 17:5He had bronze shin armor on his legs, and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.1 Samuel 17:6The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.1 Samuel 17:7He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.1 Samuel 17:8If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.”1 Samuel 17:9The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”1 Samuel 17:10When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.1 Samuel 17:11Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse); and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.
이 당시 아직 어린 다윗이 전장에 나간 형들을 살펴보러 왔다가 골리앗의 도발을 보고 분노하여 물맷돌을 이용해 쓰러트려 죽인다.
1 Samuel 21:9David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
이 골리앗을 비롯한 그의 아우 네명이 모두 거인족으로 다윗과 그의 부하들에 의해 죽임을 당했다.
2 Samuel 21:15and Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, he being armed with a new sword, thought he would kill David.2 Samuel 21:16But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David) swore to him, saying, “Don’t go out with us to battle any more, so that you don’t quench the lamp of Israel.”2 Samuel 21:17After this, there was again war with the Philistines at Gob. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.2 Samuel 21:18There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.2 Samuel 21:19There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand, and six toes on every foot, twenty four in count; and he also was born to the giant.2 Samuel 21:20When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.2 Samuel 21:21These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.