Fun fact: Goliath had 4 brothers and David picked out 5 smooth stones before going to fight Goliath. One was for him and the rest for his other 4 brothers. He was 100% confident he would not miss his target… makes it that much more impressive and scary when you think about it.
It was a mismatch. David was light infantry and Goliath was super heavy infantry. There was no cheating involved. David used the weapon he was comfortable with and won. Goliath wasn't an invalid he was a killer and almost a super soldier who lost the duel.
nope i think goliath is not the meta he is tank while David he is adc. but the problem of this David was way more hours of gameplay compsred to goliath who just boldozer and intinidation tactics.
Fair, but from a tactical perspective as in Just military strategy it was an all In 1 shot. If he missed he would not have time to reload or do another. It would be over
People say its a mismatch because he brought a "gun to a knife fight" but that's not something i expect to hear if people have used the involved weapons before. Goliath was fully armor clad, bearing shield, javelin and spear. David had one shot to fell him and if you remember the story well, he actually runs toward Goliath, not away. No sane man would have bet on him to win and thats what makes it a timeless classic.
Goliath may have laughed at David, thereby letting down his guard for a moment. This little kid can't hurt me, he may have thought. But that right there would have given David the edge, to approach and let loose with the stone. A shephard's sling is capable of slinging a fist-sized stone at 100-150mph or even faster, depending on the length of the sling and the strength of the slinger. In any case, it's more than fast enough to completely crush a human skull, giant or otherwise. I've seen these things crush concrete cinder blocks at 50 yards, so a human skull would stand no chance. The Bible says the stone sunk into Goliath's skull, and that would definitely be accurate. He would have been dead before he hit the ground.
No it did not describe him as running toward him, it described Goliath as spreading misinformation, David then fact checks Goliath, then David loads and fires his shot too quick for Goliath to even react. There was no charge.
Thank you for saying this a lot of people want to say that David was just going on a hope and a prayer rather than understanding that he would have trained daily -love the content
Thank you, my friend. It truly was not just a fluke thing, that’s some thing that Hass to be done daily from youth in order to have that level of skill regardless of beliefs it’s a true testament to training.
In the bible the stone sunk in Goliath's forehead, it is between the eyebrows, above the nose. He fell face down. And David beheaded him with Goliath's own sword. 1 Samuel 17:49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
what i love as a spear is the roman pilum which was like also the standard weapon for roman legionares and any other soldier in the roman army for the distance. because it was a physical wonder weapon. it was designed to penetrate that deep, that the pyramid shaped tip is fully into the shield or armor, making the enemy impossible to walk further with their child or in general and after that diable, they just attacked with their gladius. just epic :)
1 Samuel 17:40 He then took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the streambed and placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, and his sling was in his hand. And he began approaching the Phi·lisʹtine. He had five stones. Earlier in the same chapter he told Saul (before his battle with Goliath) how he killed a lion and bear in close quarter combat. Saying "I grabbed it by the fur and struck it down." He knew how to use a knife or short sword if neccassary.
Sure he did.... Archeological evidence in Israel has proven the Philistines were more advanced than the Israelites. The Israelites made themselves the superior ones when in reality it was the Philistines. Philistine settlements were more urban, they made more refined pottery and conducted more international trade compared with the pre-monarchy Israelites. The Exodus is another prime example of what never occurred. Egyptians used highly trained, paid and revered tradesmen not biblical israelites. Then we're lead to believe that according to the Bible 1 million at a minimum wandered the wilderness for 40 years. Yet not one spread of any evidence can back this up. Yet evidence for tiny bands of Bedouin (20 or less) have been found.
@@shepleonard8695there’s plenty of evidence for the exodus such as the fact that the Egyptian army mysteriously disappeared during the time period the Bible says the exodus happened. Up until this day the sudden disappearance of the Egyptian army is mystery to historians. Most people don’t know this because most people haven’t done extensive research such as yourself
the spear was the first ever weapon of humankind. to know that it survived a million years even from the first stone age, trough bronze age, iron age ancient times, medieval, thirty years war, over the napoleonic wars EVEN INTO WORLD WAR 1 is just mindbreaking (yep, there were still cavalry units with lance and spears in ww1 and even effective. and not just the southern countrys like the ottoman empire. also the european ones)
David had 5 stones, but yeah reload rate. That being said we still throw stones today, they're just propelled by gunpowder they are called bullets after all (like sling bullets 😊)
I mean goliath hit his head on the ground. I believe that the stone did the shoving where the falling did the real damage. The final blow off course came from David decapitating the giant
An example of a single combat fought with ranged weapons is in the Egyptian work "The Tale of Sinuhe" from approx 2000 BC. In it the titular Egyptian fighting as a mercenary takes on a Canaanite warrior in a duel and shoots him dead with an arrow.
En mi opinión, la historia de David y Goliat no me parece tan descabellada si miramos desde este punto de vista: 1- David era pastor, los pastores aprenden ese oficio desde que son niños y una de las más utiles herramientas que tienes es la honda, básicamente dependes de ella para sobrevivir por lo que David debia saber utilizarla de manera esplendida. 2- Goliat tenia intención de humillar a sus enemigos, es posible que al ver a un joven acercarse con una honda y un palo decidiera "divertirse" un rato. 3- Goliat salió con su escudero, teniendo en cuenta que lo que buscaba era un combate 1 vs 1 lo lógico es pensar que la mision del escudero fuera la de llevar el escudo a goliat por lo que este no lo llevaria encima. Esto es solo mi opinión, no aseguro ni mucho menos que todo ocurriera asi 100% , después de todo yo no estuve presente. Gracias por tus videos (muy interesantes) y perdón por no saber escribir esto en inglés.
Dude, ancient/antiquity fighting was absurd. Now a days you’re likely going to have some distance from the enemy, may not even see the shell as it hits you. Back then? Face to face. Don’t mess up. Talk about balls of steel.
When you first read the story: Oh man God made such a puny weapon good After you read the story: Oh wow God gave David aimbot so this super devastating weapon could do its job.
Hey! Been watching your video thank you for sharing your knowledge. Very interesting, I was wondering if you were gonna so Q&A at some point? I am curious regarding your approach to training and nutrition. Keep up the good work
A mythbuster like group took on the David and Goliath story in the early 2000's and they said a few things that will surprise a lot of people including Christians. In line with people like this man who point out how powerful slings were, they said that the most impressive thing about the story wasn't what he did. If David was as good as he claimed to be it wasn't even that difficult a shot (though it _was_ a difficult shot, it was perfectly possible) They said the most impressive thing was his age. David is believed to have been 12 going on 13 at the time of the battle. The second thing is the validity of something that I've heard pastors dismiss, and that's that Goliath was killed outright by the stone and not just knocked out. The Bible says the stone sunk into his forehead, killing him instantly. The group said that, believe it or not, this detail actually makes the story *more* believable, not less, and here's why. Normally a sling bullet or stone hitting the forehead bone _would_ just dent it and probably wouldn't kill the person outright, likely causing a skull fracture and a bad concussion but not killing them outright. However, if Goliath was in fact 9ft tall like the Bible says, he probably had giantism. The disease that causes people like that to get enormous ALSO has a side effect of making the bones in the skull _especially the _*_forehead_* bone thin as they reach adulthood. By the time a person with that disease reached 20 or so, their forehead is about 1/3rd as this as that of a normal human.
On the topic of what is considered "fair" in a fight, in Hank Reinhardt's "Viking Sword" video, he mentions that some reenactors complain about attacks to the feet being "unchivalrous." Really? Is that why knights had access to heavy sabatons, or sollerets, to offer substantial protection for the feet, because foot shots were disallowed in fights? Why not just go into battle wearing flip flops, then? Remember, if you find yourself in a fair fight, its because your tactics suck.
With the amount of variables that go into combat, there is no such thing as a fair fight. The closest you can do is agree to a merciful stopping point. I think first blood duels are about as close as you can go as it settles the matter and both sides agree to walk away. Whats fair about killing after all?
1 Samuel 17:45-46 "Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel." There was not a slightest amount of doubt in David's heart as to the outcome of that encounter - his trust wasn't in his sling as much as it was in the Almighty 😊🙏 Thank you Dash for your awesome entertaining videos! ❤️
The History channel did a feature on this! It might as well have been titled "The murder of Goliath" It cast Goliath as a victim referring to David as "An ancient version of the NRA"
David didn't use a sling like what is pictured here. He used a shepherd's sling, which is a sling attached to a staff. That is why Goliath laughed at him, and said "Do you come against me with a stick? Do you think I am a dog?"
I have a question....king david was a man amongst men...im curious to know.....what fighting system or martial art did king david use...during his battles
Something scary about Goliath to think about. The Bible says he stood 6 cubits and a span tall. That's 6.5 cubits. Which cubit? Probably the Royal Egyptian, which is 20.62 inches. That would make Goliath 11 feet 2 inches tall!
it maybe just sling, but it may hit like 50 cal😅. i have seen a video this guy sling a stone it make a sound like supersonic or something phewwwww and then clang it hit a tree in a far distant... guess sling is awesome that you can hid on your forehead or undies or as bangle.
In the bible the stone sunk in Goliath's forehead, it is between the eyebrows, above the nose. He fell face down. And David beheaded him with Goliath's own sword. 1 Samuel 17:49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
Year's before I got into archery I started sling thowing and I got a nice sling from Amazon it's not big enough to hold a baseball size shot but a golf ball sized stone can still do some damage and I use to make golfers nervous as hell slinging golf balls on the range 😂
id imagine that in the bible times/ bronze age, the boys would use slings the same way country boys today use 22lr. take care of pests around the farm, run of predators from the live stock get food and just go out in the hills and have fun. if you were to take on and kill a lion to day with a sling today as a 12 year old word would get out. you'd be a local legend.
David killed bears, and it was NO throwing involved. Goliath had ONE spear. And he stood and challenged with a SPEAR, SHIELD AND SWORD according to the bible. Stop lying.
@@dashrendar5320 Granted, the falcon is something else. But, better then the outrider?? idk about all that. At least the Outrider's hyperdrive works properly.
@@dashrendar5320 well, you can tell him that I said sooner or later if he doesn’t fix that hyperdrive motivator, it’s The Empire that’ll make scruffy looking Nerf herder out of him…Not leah. -ps : I love the name by the way (SOTE was one of my favorites. Dash is a hell of a smuggler) Love your channel And I love that you shoot warbows. I thought I was like one of the only people in this country who shoots 90 pounds or over. I’d be honored to loose some #3 or #4 Bodkins with you sometime.
