1 Samuel 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:4 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:4 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 17:4
“And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. great...: Heb. measure the son...: Heb. born to the giant, or, Rapha”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:4: went, gath, whose
“Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:4: whose, height, six
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:4: champion, philistines, goliath
“And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:4: went, height, cubits
“And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:4: went, camp, whose
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