David and Goliath Word Search
David and Goliath meet in First Samuel chapter seventeen, where David picks up five smooth stones and uses only one. The two armies faced each other across the valley of Elah.
David and Goliath word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- army
- david
- giant
- goliath
- harp
- sheep
- shepherd
- sling
- stone
- sword
David and Goliath word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- armor
- army
- david
- giant
- goliath
- harp
- helmet
- sheep
- shepherd
- shield
- sling
- spear
- stone
- sword
- valley
David and Goliath word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- armor
- army
- brothers
- david
- giant
- goliath
- harp
- helmet
- israel
- jesse
- king saul
- philistine
- sheep
- shepherd
- shield
- sling
- spear
- stone
- sword
- valley
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Words in the David and Goliath word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- david
- Youngest son of Jesse, a shepherd from Bethlehem.
- goliath
- Philistine fighter described as over nine feet tall.
- sling
- Leather strap used to whirl and release a stone.
- stone
- Smooth river stone that struck Goliath in the forehead.
- giant
- Common word for an unusually large fighter like Goliath.
- sheep
- Flock David guarded before he went to the camp.
- shepherd
- David's job, which taught him to face wild animals.
- harp
- Stringed instrument David played for King Saul.
- army
- Israel's soldiers camped opposite the Philistine lines.
- sword
- Goliath's own weapon, taken by David afterwards.
- armor
- Heavy gear David tried on and then set aside.
- spear
- Goliath carried one with a shaft like a weaver's beam.
- shield
- Carried ahead of Goliath by his armor bearer.
- helmet
- Bronze headgear worn by the Philistine fighter.
- valley
- Valley of Elah, where the two armies faced off.
- king saul
- Israel's first king, who doubted David could win.
- jesse
- David's father, from the town of Bethlehem.
- brothers
- Three of David's brothers served in Saul's army.
- israel
- Nation whose soldiers feared the Philistine fighter.
- philistine
- Member of the coastal people Israel often fought.
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