What happened to Goliath's sword later in the biblical narrative?
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Correct answer: It was kept by the priest Ahimelech at Nob
When David was fleeing from Saul later, he went to the priests at Nob. Ahimelech gave him Goliath's sword, which had been wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod, because David had no other weapon.
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