1 Samuel 17:1-10

The Philistines  gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah and camped between Socoh  and Azekah  in Ephes-dammim.  Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah;  then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines. The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites were standing on another hill with a ravine between them. Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath,  came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inches  , tall and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed one hundred twenty-five pounds.  There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze javelin  was slung between his shoulders. His spear shaft  was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed fifteen pounds.  In addition, a shield-bearer  was walking in front of him. He stood and shouted to the Israelite battle formations, “Why do you come out to line up in battle formation? ” He asked them, “Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul?  Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. If he wins in a fight against me and kills me, we will be your servants. But if I win against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.”  Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today.  Send me a man so we can fight each other! ”

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