How many times is Goliath mentioned in the Bible?
The word Goliath appears 6 times in the King James Version, in 6 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Goliath 6 times.
Goliath in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Goliath counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Goliath | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 6 |
Which books mention Goliath most
Goliath appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (4), then 2 Samuel (1) and 1 Chronicles (1).
First and last mention of Goliath
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.
Common questions
How many times is Goliath in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 6 of the 6 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Goliath appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (4), then 2 Samuel (1) and 1 Chronicles (1).
Where is Goliath first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Samuel 17:4: "And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span." The last is 1 Chronicles 20:5.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.