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Goliath Challenges the Israelites



Goliath Challenges the 
Israelites

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‎ How dare you oppose the mighty Philistines?’ ’ Or, “Why should the two armies engage, when the controversy may be sooner decided, with only the expense of one life and the hazard of another?’ ’ (2.) He offers to put the war entirely upon the issue of the duel he proposes: “If your champion kill me, we will be your servants; if I kill him, you shall be ours.’ 


Henry, Matthew. Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible: Complete and Unabridged in One Volume. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1994. Print.
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