1 Samuel 17:43

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The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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The confrontation occurs in the Valley of Elah, between Socoh and Azekah near Ephes-dammim, on Judah’s western frontier; Goliath came from Philistine Gath,

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1 Samuel 17:43 mentions Azekah, Bethlehem, Ekron, Ephes-dammim, Gath, Jerusalem, Socoh and Valley of Elah.

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