Polyglot Bible: 1 Samuel: 1 Samuel 17

This is the biblical narrative of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17 in the King James Version, presented with Strong's Concordance reference numbers embedded inline throughout the text. The passage recounts the Israelite-Philistine standoff in the Valley of Elah, where the Philistine giant Goliath (described as over nine feet tall and heavily armored) issues a champion's challenge that paralyzes Saul's army with fear for forty days. Young David, arriving to deliver food to his soldier brothers, learns of the reward for killing Goliath and volunteers despite his youth and inexperience in battle. David declines Saul's armor as unfamiliar, instead choosing five smooth stones and a sling, and frames the confrontation explicitly as a theological test: he declares he comes "in the name of the LORD of hosts" and that "the battle is the LORD's," making the fight a demonstration of divine power over military strength. The account culminates in David felling Goliath with a single slung stone to the forehead, then beheading him with the giant's own sword, after which the Philistine army routs. The Strong's numbers make this a study-Bible or scholarly edition, cross-referencing every word to its original Hebrew — suggesting the intended audience is someone doing word-level biblical research rather than devotional reading.

Polyglot Bible: 1 Samuel: 1 Samuel 17

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