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Compare And Contrast David And Goliath

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People tend to exaggerate the story of David and Goliath and say that David is a small shepherd boy and Goliath is a huge giant. The Bible states that the Israelite warriors were mighty and valiant men, but when the warriors of Anak came, the Israelites seemed like grasshoppers compared to them. David is actually described in the Bible in 1 Samuel 16:18 as “a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters…and the Lord is with him.” Goliath was part of a clan who were called the Anakims and they were very tall. Goliath was most likely the tallest of the clan and was their greatest warrior. The average person is between four and six feet tall and Goliath was probably around nine feet tall. Some people think that the cause of their
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