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And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set [your] battle in array? [am] not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
1 Samuel 17:8 — KJV
A Philistine. Literally, “the Philistine.” The use of the definite article here implies egotism on the part of David’s antagonist. He was proud of his ability and gloried in his distinguishing title. This title for Goliath is used more than 25 times in the chapter in contrast to his personal name, which is used but twice (vs. 4, 23). The Philistines knew, of course, of the superiority of Israel’s Deity over Dagon (ch. 5:1-7). They had fled in terror from Mizpah (ch. 7:10-13). Then, after years of quiet (ch. 7:13), they had witnessed the surprise attack of Jonathan that deprived them of much war material (ch. 14:31, 32). Convinced against their will, the Philistines were of the same opinion still, and, finding a champion, decided to renew the attack.
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