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How Tall Is Goliath?

Goliath is reported to be 9 ft 6 in (290 cm) tall. That is 3 ft 11 in (119 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The giant warrior from the Bible story of David and Goliath.

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How tall is Goliath compared to the average man?

Goliath is 3 ft 11 in (119 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes Goliath 1.7× the size of the average man. By volume, about 4.9 average men would fit inside Goliath.

Goliath height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

Goliath measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	9 ft 6 in
Inches	114 in
Centimeters	290 cm
Meters	2.9 m

Goliath height facts

The Bible describes Goliath as "six cubits and a span" tall, about 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in).
Some ancient manuscripts say four cubits and a span, about 2 meters (6 ft 9 in).

How does Goliath compare to other things?

Goliath next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Goliath
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	480 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	4.39 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	3,050× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	114× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	4.2× bigger
Hippopotamus	11 ft (3.5 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
African elephant	10 ft (3.2 m)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Woolly mammoth	10 ft (3.2 m)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Basketball hoop	10 ft (3.05 m)	5.8 in (14.8 cm) bigger
Tiger	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Bottlenose dolphin	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Sunflower	9 ft 10 in (3 m)	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Moose	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Lion	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Robert Wadlow	8 ft 11 in (272 cm)	7.1 in (18 cm) smaller
Komodo dragon	8 ft 6 in (260 cm) long	12 in (30 cm) smaller
Sultan Kösen	8 ft 3 in (251 cm)	1 ft 3.5 in (39 cm) smaller
Polar bear	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) long	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) smaller
Bigfoot	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Horse	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Bull shark	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Ostrich	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Manute Bol	7 ft 7 in (231 cm)	1 ft 11 in (59 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3 ft 11 in (119 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	4 ft 4 in (131 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Wikipedia: Goliath