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1 Samuel 17:4,23 - Compare All Versions

1 Samuel 17:4 NIV (New International Version)

A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.

1 Samuel 17:23 NIV (New International Version)

As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and David heard it.

1 Samuel 17:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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

1 Samuel 17:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him.

1 Samuel 17:4 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!

1 Samuel 17:23 NLT (New Living Translation)

As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel.

1 Samuel 17:4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath,  came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches  , tall

1 Samuel 17:23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

While he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistine battle line and shouted his usual words,  which David heard.

1 Samuel 17:4 KJV (King James Version)

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 17:23 KJV (King James Version)

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.

1 Samuel 17:4 NKJV (New King James Version)

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

I Samuel 17:23 NKJV (New King James Version)

Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them.

1 Samuel 17:4-7 MSG (The Message)

A giant nearly ten feet tall stepped out from the Philistine line into the open, Goliath from Gath. He had a bronze helmet on his head and was dressed in armor—126 pounds of it! He wore bronze shin guards and carried a bronze sword. His spear was like a fence rail—the spear tip alone weighed over fifteen pounds. His shield bearer walked ahead of him.

1 Samuel 17:20-23 MSG (The Message)

David was up at the crack of dawn and, having arranged for someone to tend his flock, took the food and was on his way just as Jesse had directed him. He arrived at the camp just as the army was moving into battle formation, shouting the war cry. Israel and the Philistines moved into position, facing each other, battle-ready. David left his bundles of food in the care of a sentry, ran to the troops who were deployed, and greeted his brothers. While they were talking together, the Philistine champion, Goliath of Gath, stepped out from the front lines of the Philistines, and gave his usual challenge. David heard him.

1 Samuel 17:4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Then a champion came forward from the army encampment of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.

1 Samuel 17:23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

As he was speaking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine from Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the army of the Philistines, and he spoke these same words; and David heard him.

1 Samuel 17:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

1 Samuel 17:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)

As he was talking with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath named Goliath, was coming up from the army of the Philistines, and he spoke these same words again; and David heard him.

1 Samuel 17:4 NET (New English Translation)

Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.

1 Samuel 17:23 NET (New English Translation)

As he was speaking with them, the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, was coming up from the battle lines of the Philistines. He spoke the way he usually did, and David heard it.