Quotes about Goliath

David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.

“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

David - the man after God's own heart - was a man of war and a mighty man of valour. When all Israel were on the run, David faced Goliath - alone... with God - and he but a stripling, and well scolded, too, by his brother for having come to see the battle.

2. David majors in God. He sees the giant, mind you; he just sees God more so.

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.

David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.

On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.

Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

You are a fighter of the Lord's battles. (You are known. You matter to the Lord.) The Lord has a plan for your dynasty to last. (You are important.) Someone is pursuing you to take your life, but God has a plan to keep you safe. (You are valuable.) Remember what God did when you hurled that stone from the pocket of a sling toward Goliath. God was faithful that day and is faithful this day too! (You are secure.)

Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,