And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
The Philistine said to David, 'Am I a dog that you come at me with sticks?' And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
The giant Goliath was insulted and angry that young David came to fight him with only a shepherd's staff, so he cursed David in the name of his pagan gods.
📚 Historical Context
This encounter took place during a standoff between the Israelite and Philistine armies in the Valley of Elah. Goliath, a giant warrior over nine feet tall, had been challenging Israel to send a champion to fight him in single combat for forty days. When the young shepherd David volunteered, Goliath was offended that Israel would send what appeared to be an untrained boy with simple shepherd's tools.
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