4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[1]

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:4

Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:1-11

(Read 1 Samuel 17:1-11)

Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.