1 Samuel 17:1-7 ▼

1 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

2 Saul and the men of Israel were assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, and they drew up in battle formation to confront the Philistines.

3 The Philistines were standing on the mountain on one side, while Israel was standing on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.

4 Then a champion came forward from the army encampment of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.

5 And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

6 He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze saber slung between his shoulders.

7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-carrier walked in front of him.