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1 Samuel 17:2

Verse 2 of 58. The 17th of 31 chapters in 1 Samuel, in History.

1Now 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.

2Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

3The 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.

4A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span went out.

5He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

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

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.