And he had a son whose name was Saul, (A)a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. (B)From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.

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Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome(A) a young man as could be found(B) anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller(C) than anyone else.

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25 Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. (A)From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he (B)cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels[a] by the king's weight.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

25 In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him. 26 Whenever he cut the hair of his head(A)—he used to cut his hair once a year because it became too heavy for him—he would weigh it, and its weight was two hundred shekels[a] by the royal standard.

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  1. 2 Samuel 14:26 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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33 And there we saw the (A)Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the (B)Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves (C)like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.”

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33 We saw the Nephilim(A) there (the descendants of Anak(B) come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers(C) in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”

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the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.

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the sons of God(A) saw that the daughters(B) of humans were beautiful,(C) and they married(D) any of them they chose.

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23 Thus says the Lord: (A)“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

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23 This is what the Lord says:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom(A)
    or the strong boast of their strength(B)
    or the rich boast of their riches,(C)

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And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named (A)Goliath of (B)Gath, whose height was six[a] cubits[b] and a span.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 Hebrew; Septuagint, Dead Sea Scroll and Josephus four
  2. 1 Samuel 17:4 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

A champion named Goliath,(A) who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters

23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, (A)he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (B)whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, (C)“Long live the king!”

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23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller(A) than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen?(B) There is no one like(C) him among all the people.”

Then the people shouted, “Long live(D) the king!”

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