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.
8 He stood and called to the battle lines of Israel and said to them, “Why have you come out to form ranks for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Commission for yourselves a man and let him come down to me.