1 Samuel 17:4-10 ▼

4 A champion named Goliath of Gath came out from the Philistine camp; he was six cubits and a span tall.

5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a bronze breastplate of scale armor weighing five thousand shekels,

6 bronze greaves, and had a bronze scimitar slung from his shoulders.

7 The shaft of his javelin was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron head weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer went ahead of him.

8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel: “Why come out in battle formation? I am a Philistine, and you are Saul’s servants. Choose one of your men, and have him come down to me.

9 If he beats me in combat and kills me, we will be your vassals; but if I beat him and kill him, you shall be our vassals and serve us.”

10 The Philistine continued: “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Give me a man and let us fight together.”