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1 Samuel 17:2-4
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 17:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 Saul and the Israelites gathered together and camped in the Valley of Elah. They arranged themselves in order for battle against the Philistines. 3 The Philistines stood on one side of a mountain, and Israel stood on the mountainside facing them, with the valley in between them.
4 Then a champion named Goliath of Gath came forth out of the camp of the Philistines. He was six cubits and a span high.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 Six cubits and a span high: Goliath is nearly ten feet tall and has powerful weapons in marked contrast to young David whose power comes from God.
