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As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

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God's Providential Timing

Commentators note that David's arrival was not a coincidence. God sovereignly orchestrated his timing, bringing him from a simple errand to the battlefield at the exact moment to hear Goliath's defiant challenge. This illustrates how God works through ordinary human affairs to position His people for His extraordinary purposes.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Samuel 17:23

19th Century

Bishop

The Philistine of Gath. —There is a difficulty connected with the Philistine giant’s name, for we read in [Reference 2 Samuel 21:1…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Samuel 17:23

17th Century

Pastor

And as he talked with them
About their health, and the errand he came upon, and the message of his father to them, a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Samuel 17:12–30

17th Century

Minister

Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs to serve his designs. In…