page_title: Goliath
section_title: Biblical account
hierarchical_section_title: Goliath / Biblical account
caption_attribution_description: English: David Slays Goliath (1Sam. 17:49-51) Русский: Давид убивает Голиафа (1Цар. 17:49-51)
context_page_description: Goliath is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for Israel. Scholars today believe that the original listed killer of Goliath was Elhanan, son of Jair, and that the authors of the Deutoronomic history changed the original text to credit the victory to the more famous character, David.
  The phrase "David and Goliath" has taken on a more popular meaning, denoting an underdog situation, a contest where a smaller, weaker opponent faces a much bigger, stronger adversary.
caption: David hoists the severed head of Goliath as illustrated by Gustave Doré (1866).
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