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About this Bible word search
This free online puzzle is based on 1 Samuel 17:1–58 in the World English Bible. The word bank contains 30 passage-related words, and the default Easy puzzle starts with 15 words. Use the verse references for study, or print the worksheet for offline use.
Story in this passage
David answers Goliath’s challenge
Goliath challenges Israel’s army for forty days, and the soldiers are afraid to face him. David arrives with supplies for his brothers, hears the challenge, and trusts that God can deliver Israel. Refusing Saul’s armor, David meets Goliath with a sling and stones. He strikes the Philistine in the forehead, kills him, and triggers a Philistine retreat.
- Setting
- The Valley of Elah, where Israel’s and Philistia’s armies face each other.
- Main events
- David hears Goliath’s taunt, volunteers to fight, rejects the borrowed armor, and defeats the giant with a sling stone.
- Why it matters
- The account introduces David’s public rise and shows confidence in God rather than conventional weapons.
This overview paraphrases the cited passage in the World English Bible.
Original-language word highlights
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BETHLEHEMITE
Hebrew · בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי · Strong’s H1022 · People associated with Bethlehem · High-confidence match
1 Samuel 17:58 -
EPHESDAMMIM
Hebrew · אֶ֫פֶס דַּמִּים · Strong’s H658 · Biblical place · High-confidence match
1 Samuel 17:1 -
EPHRATHITE
Hebrew · אֶפְרָתִי · Strong’s H673 · People associated with Ephrathah · High-confidence match
1 Samuel 17:12 -
PHILISTINE
Hebrew · פְּלִשְׁתִּי · Strong’s H6430 · People associated with Philistia · High-confidence match
1 Samuel 17:8 -
BETHLEHEM
Hebrew · בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · Strong’s H1035 · Biblical place · High-confidence match
1 Samuel 17:12
Passage vocabulary
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UNCIRCUMCISED
1 Samuel 17:26 -
BETHLEHEMITE
1 Samuel 17:58 -
EPHESDAMMIM
1 Samuel 17:1 -
PHILISTINES
1 Samuel 17:1 -
EPHRATHITE
1 Samuel 17:12 -
PHILISTINE
1 Samuel 17:8 -
PROVISIONS
1 Samuel 17:20 -
WILDERNESS
1 Samuel 17:28 -
YOURSELVES
1 Samuel 17:8 -
BETHLEHEM
1 Samuel 17:12 -
COMMANDED
1 Samuel 17:20 -
DELIVERED
1 Samuel 17:37 -
DISDAINED
1 Samuel 17:42 -
FIRSTBORN
1 Samuel 17:13 -
JERUSALEM
1 Samuel 17:54 -
PLUNDERED
1 Samuel 17:53 -
PRESENTED
1 Samuel 17:16 -
PREVAILED
1 Samuel 17:50 -
REHEARSED
1 Samuel 17:31 -
SHOULDERS
1 Samuel 17:6 -
SLAUGHTER
1 Samuel 17:57 -
TERRIFIED
1 Samuel 17:24 -
ABINADAB
1 Samuel 17:13 -
ANSWERED
1 Samuel 17:27 -
ASSEMBLY
1 Samuel 17:47 -
BROTHERS
1 Samuel 17:17 -
CHAMPION
1 Samuel 17:4 -
CHILDREN
1 Samuel 17:53 -
CLOTHING
1 Samuel 17:38 -
DAUGHTER
1 Samuel 17:25
Places in this passage
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Azekah
Tel Azekah
1 Samuel 17:1 -
Bethlehem 1
Bethlehem
1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Samuel 17:15, 1 Samuel 17:58 -
Ekron
Tel Miqne
1 Samuel 17:52 -
Gath 1
Tell es Safi
1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 17:23, 1 Samuel 17:52 -
Jerusalem
1 Samuel 17:54 -
Socoh 1
Tel Socho
1 Samuel 17:1 -
Valley of Elah
1 Samuel 17:2, 1 Samuel 17:19
Likely -
Ephes-dammim
Khirbet Beit Fasal
1 Samuel 17:1
Approximate
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Scripture text: World English Bible (WEB),
public domain. Place data adapted from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
locations may be approximate or disputed. Some source data may incorporate OpenStreetMap data,
© OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL 1.0. Original-language data adapted from STEP Bible,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
matches are limited to high-confidence name and verse references.
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