1. The Philistines gathered their camps for battle and they were gathered at Socoh which belongs to Judah. They camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes Dammim.
2. Then Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and encamped in the valley of Elah, and they formed ranks for the battle to meet the Philistines.
3. The Philistines were standing on the hill on one side and the army of Israel was standing on the hill on the other side with the valley between them.
4. Then a champion went out from the camps of the Philistines, whose name was Goliath from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.
5. A bronze helmet was on his head, and he was clothed with scale body armor; the weight of the body armor was five thousand bronze shekels.
6. Bronze greaves were on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders.
7. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and the point of his spear weighed six hundred iron shekels. His shield bearer was walking in front of him.