1. 1 Samuel 17:43–44 (ESV)
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According to which gods did Goliath curse David?

1 Samuel 17:43–44 (ESV)

43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Most likely Goliath made reference to the gods that were generally worshipped by the Philistines: Dagon (1 Samuel 5:2) and Astartes (1 Samuel 31:10).1

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