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Where does it say in the bible that david used a slingshot and stone to kill goliath?
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∙ 11y ago
The Book of Samuel, Chapter 17 of the Old Testament gives the account of Goliath and David (who slew Goliath). Whether David actually killed Goliath when he hit him in the forehead with the stone is not entirely clear although verse 50 says "So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David." That implies that the stone killed him but it's not certain. At any rate after Goliath collapsed, David took Goliath's sword out of it's sheath and cut off Goliath's head. At that point he was definitely dead. In theory someone wielding a sling can get a stone up to sufficient velocity to cause fatal damage when it strikes someone in the head. A sling can be used to fire a projectile at speeds approaching 140 mph. At such high speeds, if the blow didn't kill Goliath, it certainly would have knocked him cold. There is no mention of him putting up any resistance to the much smaller shepherd boy coming up to his prostrate form, taking the sword out of its scabbard, and STANDING ON HIM to cut off his head, so he had to either be dead or at least totally dead to the world (unconscious).
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe following verse in The Bible tells of David's triumph over Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:50
So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
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∙ 7y agoAccording to the Book of Samuel, David did kill Goliath with a slingshot and stones. On the other hand, Jacob L. Wright, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University, has written that the most popular legends about David, including his killing of Goliath, his affair with Bathsheba and his ruling of a United Kingdom of Israel rather than just Judah, are the creation of those who lived generations after him, in particular those living in the late Persian or Hellenistic period. This would mean that it is not a true story.
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∙ 11y agoIt doesn't say slingshot but sling
1Samuel 17:50 And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone!
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∙ 7y agoTrue
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∙ 11y agoNO, he kill Goliath in one stone.
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How did David killed Goliath?
David killed Goliath by hitting him with a stone thrown from a slingshot.
According to the Bible what weapons was the Philistine giant Goliath carrying when he was slain by David?
1 Samuel 17:7 says that Goliath carried a spear that was like a weaver's beam, when he was killed by David. This description was the same as the spear that Goliath was carrying when Elhanan killed him, in 2 Samuel 21:19 (The Hebrew Bible in English, JPS 1917 Edition), although the King James Version renders this as the brother of Goliath, with "the brother of " in italics to show that it was not a true translation.
In the story of David and Goliath who is David?
David was a child (probably teenager) who kills Goliath with a stone from his slingshot. He later becomes the second king of Israel. David was about 14 years of age when he slew Goliath, the same year he was anointed King of Israel by Samuel, a judge and prophet in Israel. David was the Son of Jesse, and a shepherd boy who tended the flocks.
Why is the bronze David statue standing on the head of Goliath?
David slung a stone from his sling; it sank into Goliath's forehead, and he fell to the earth. David followed this up by standing on Goliath and cutting off his head with the giant's own sword.
What do we know about David and Goliath?
According to 1 Samuel chapter 17, Goliath challenged the Israelites to a contest between himself and the best fighter among the Israelites. The young and untested David took up the challenge and killed Goliath with a slingshot and a stone. On the other hand,Jacob L. Wright, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University, has written that the most popular legends about David, including his killing of Goliath, his affair with Bathsheba and his ruling of a United Kingdom of Israel rather than just Judah, are the creation of those who lived generations after him, in particular those living in the late Persian or Hellenistic period. This would mean that it is not a true story.
Did David kill with a stone?
David killed Goliath with a stone.
Who died when he was hit on the forehead by a stone from a sling?
The person who died when hit on the forehead by a stone from a sling was Goliath, as recounted in the biblical story of David and Goliath. Goliath was a Philistine giant who was defeated by the young shepherd David using a sling and a stone.
How did David killed Goliath?
David killed Goliath by hitting him with a stone thrown from a slingshot.
Who Killed Goliath With A Slingshot And Five Stones?
I don't know who killed Goliath with five stones, but i do know who killed Goliath with ONE stone and that was David.
Who did Davide fight in the bible with a stone and a sling?
David defeated the giant named Goliath with a stone and sling.
What is David holding in his right hand in Michelangelo's David?
If you mean Michelangelo's David he is holding a stone for his sling.
According to the Bible what weapons was the Philistine giant Goliath carrying when he was slain by David?
1 Samuel 17:7 says that Goliath carried a spear that was like a weaver's beam, when he was killed by David. This description was the same as the spear that Goliath was carrying when Elhanan killed him, in 2 Samuel 21:19 (The Hebrew Bible in English, JPS 1917 Edition), although the King James Version renders this as the brother of Goliath, with "the brother of " in italics to show that it was not a true translation.
In the story of David and Goliath who is David?
David was a child (probably teenager) who kills Goliath with a stone from his slingshot. He later becomes the second king of Israel. David was about 14 years of age when he slew Goliath, the same year he was anointed King of Israel by Samuel, a judge and prophet in Israel. David was the Son of Jesse, and a shepherd boy who tended the flocks.
What is the symbolic meaning of five stone of David and Goliath?
The Bible says that David collected five pebbles, but he used only one on Goliath, the theory is the four pe bbles were kept to use , in case Goliaths four brothers attacked him.
Why is the worlds largest spider called the goliath spider?
in the bible goliath is a 9 ft. man that david killed with a single stone. gaint spider gaint man. they can share a name. the spider was named after him. ----------------------- The full name of the spider is The Goliath Birdeating Tarantula.
Who slew Goliath of Gath?
david, he did it with his sling and a stone. are u a christian?
Why is the bronze David statue standing on the head of Goliath?
David slung a stone from his sling; it sank into Goliath's forehead, and he fell to the earth. David followed this up by standing on Goliath and cutting off his head with the giant's own sword.
