Championship

How Nave’s arranged it

• Battles were, decided by
• INSTANCES OF
• Goliath and David1 Samuel 17:8–53
• Young men of David's and Abner's armies2 Samuel 2:14–17
• Representatives of the Philistines land David's armies2 Samuel 21:15–22

The passages, in Bible order (3)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 3 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 1 Samuel 17:8–53

   And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:8–532 voices

   “I defy the armies of Israel . . .; give me a man, that we may fight together--In cases of single combat, a warrior used to go out in front of his party, and advancing towards the opposite ranks, challenge someone to fight with him.

   “I a Philistine - The Targum adds much to this speech. This is the substance: “I am Goliath the Philistine of Gath, who killed the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas the priests; and led into captivity the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and placed it in the temple of Dagon my god; and it remained in the cities of the Philistines seven months.

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2. 2 Samuel 2:14–17

   Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:14–172 voices

   “He speaks like a vain-glorious and cruel man, and a soldier of fortune, that esteemed it a sport to see men wounding and killing one another. So this he designed, partly for their mutual recreation and trial of skill; and partly, that by this occasion they might be engaged in a battle. But he is unworthy the name of a man, who is thus prodigal of human blood.

   “Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us--Some think that the proposal was only for an exhibition of a little tilting match for diversion.

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3. 2 Samuel 21:15–22

   Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines; but David became exhausted.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:15–222 voices

   “This, like the preceding paragraph 2Sa 21:1-14, is manifestly a detached and unconnected extract. It is probably taken from some history of David’s wars, apparently the same as furnished the materials for 2 Sam. 5; 8; 23:8-39. There is no direct clue to the time when the events here related took place, but it was probably quite in the early part of David’s reign, while he was still young and active, after the war described in 2 Sam.

   “David, though old, desired not a writ of ease from the public service, but he went down in person to fight against the Philistines (Senescit, non segnescit -- He grows old, but not indolent ), a sign that he fought not for his own glory (at this age he was loaded with glory, and needed no more), but for the good of his kingdom.

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