1 Samuel 17:1-11

David Kills Goliath

17¹ And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which 'is' to Judah, and encamp between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dammim; ² and Saul and the men of Israel have been gathered, and encamp by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array to meet the Philistines. ³ And the Philistines are standing on the mountain on this side, and the Israelites are standing on the mountain on that side, and the valley 'is' between them. ⁴ And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath 'is' his name, from Gath; his height 'is' six cubits and a span, ⁵ and a helmet of brass 'is' on his head, and 'with' a scaled coat of mail he 'is' clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail 'is' five thousand shekels of brass, ⁶ and a frontlet of brass 'is' on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders, ⁷ and the wood of his spear 'is' like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear 'is' six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him. ⁸ And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, 'Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? 'am' not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me; ⁹ if he be able to fight with me, and have smitten me, then we have been to you for servants; and if I am able for him, and have smitten him, then ye have been to us for servants, and have served us.' ¹⁰ And the Philistine saith, 'I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.' ¹¹ And Saul heareth—and all Israel—these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.