Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 17:4

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“Yet there stands Goliath, monstrous in his pride, swollen with his earthly power, confident that he can do everything by himself, with his head, hands and entire body clad in much bronze, having his own armor bearer behind him who, though he does not himself fight, nevertheless furnishes this Goliath with all kinds of…”
Paulus Orosius, 5th c. — DEFENSE AGAINST THE PELAGIANS 2

Source: Septuagint

Original

4And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath by name, out of Gath, his height was four cubits and a span.

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2And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, and they encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

3And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one side, and Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.

— 1 Samuel 17:4 —

5And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armor; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.

6And greaves of brass were upon his legs, and a brazen target was between his shoulders.

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