1 Samuel 17:1-7 ▼

1 The Philistines assembled their army for battle. They were assembled at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

2 Saul and the Israelis assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they set up their forces to meet the Philistines.

3 The Philistines were standing on the hill on one side while the Israelis were standing on the hill on the other side, with the valley between them.

4 A champion named Goliath from Gath came out from the Philistine camp. He was four cubits and a span tall,

5 wore a bronze helmet on his head, and wore bronze scale armor that weighed about 5,000 shekels.

6 He had bronze armor on his legs and carried a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.

7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam and the iron point of his spear weighed 600 shekels. A man carrying his shield walked in front of him.