The Philistine Challenge and Goliath's Defiance

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Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

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Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

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The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

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There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

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He had brass shin armor on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

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The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield bearer went before him.

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He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

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If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then you will be our servants, and serve us.”

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The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel this day! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”

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When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

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