Israelite army
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The Israelite army in the David and Goliath story is the force of King Saul’s soldiers who face the Philistines but are initially paralyzed by fear of the giant warrior Goliath until David steps forward to fight him.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient army
ⓘ
biblical military force ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | 1 Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | 1 Samuel 17 ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom | David’s victory over Goliath ⓘ |
| experiencesEmotion |
dismay
ⓘ
fear of Goliath ⓘ |
| facesThreatFrom | Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | Philistine army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | religious narrative ⓘ |
| hasAllegiance | Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnemy | Philistines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKing | Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | King Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saul’s soldiers ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
defense of God’s honor
ⓘ
defense of Israel ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLocation | Valley of Elah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | worship of Yahweh ⓘ |
| hasSourceText | Masoretic Text of 1 Samuel 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceTradition | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiallyLacks | champion to fight Goliath ⓘ |
| isChallengedBy | Goliath’s single-combat challenge ⓘ |
| isCommandedBy | Saul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | narrative of David and Goliath ⓘ |
| isEncouragedBy | David’s faith in God ⓘ |
| isPartOf | narratives of Saul’s reign ⓘ |
| isStationedOn | one hill opposite the Philistines ⓘ |
| isTransformedBy | David’s act of courage ⓘ |
| isUnderAuthorityOf | monarchy of Israel ⓘ |
| languageContext | ancient Hebrew culture ⓘ |
| literaryRole | foil to David’s faith and courage ⓘ |
| pursues | retreating Philistines ⓘ |
| timePeriod | biblical Iron Age ⓘ |
| usesWeaponType |
shields
ⓘ
spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
| winsBattle | battle against Philistines at Valley of Elah ⓘ |
| witnessesEvent | David killing Goliath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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