Goliath was roughly 1 35 14 times the height of a 6 man today. 6 x 18 108 12 9 9 9 9. He was not only tallat least a foot taller than david and possibly several feet tallerhe was also strong. A 6 six foot man of today. Goliath eyes were often a bright blue or green and sometimes glowed a little. A typical goliath is larger than the largest half orc.
Some quick calculations make goliaths height according to the mt to be about 8 feet 9 inches 8875 and according to 4 qsam a and the lxx to be about 6 feet 1 inch 6125. David with the head of goliath circa 1635 by andrea vaccaro. In 1 sam 174 the hebrew text describes goliaths height as six cubits and a span שש אמות וזרת. This means goliath had 14 x 14 x 14 x14 38 3 45 times the volume of a 6 man. They averaged between 7 and 8 feet tall 21 to 24 meters making them even taller than dragonborn and half orcs. No matter how you measure goliath he is one big guy.
His bronze armor alone weighed 125 pounds 1 samuel 175 and he carried a giant sized spear verse 7. 6 x 20 120 12 10 9 10 9. Then add 125 pounds of armor and all of his weapons and he was a force to be dealt with. Goliaths had noticeably bony or prominent supraorbital ridges above their eyes. His size alone made him very intimidating. As an adult ive occasionally pondered the size of goliath mentioned in the bible.
Regardless of goliaths precise height we know from gods word that he was a formidable opponent. Most stand between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 280 and 340 pounds. Unlike with most other races there is no appreciable difference in height or weight between male and female goliaths. If a cubit is roughly 18 inches and a span is roughly 9 inches that puts goliath at well over 9 and a half feet. Goliath laughs at david 1915 by ilya repin. Now if you wanted to go with the longer cubit.
This second figure seems impossibly low for a giant like goliath and we might be tempted to automatically throw it out as a possibility. The oldest manuscripts namely the dead sea scrolls text of samuel from the late 1st century bce the 1st century ce historian josephus and the major septuagint manuscripts all give it as four cubits and a span 6.
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