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So Saul and the army of Israel assembled and camped in the Elah Valley. They formed a battle line to fight the Philistines. The Philistines were stationed on a hill on one side, and the Israelites were stationed on a hill on the other side. There was a ravine between the two of them.

The Philistine army’s champion came out of their camp. His name was Goliath from Gath. He was ten feet tall.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek “seven feet tall.”

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