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Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah;(A) then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines.

The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites were standing on another hill with a ravine between them. Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath,(B) came out from the Philistine camp. He was around 2.8 metres[a][b] tall

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Footnotes

  1. 17:4 DSS, LXX read four cubits and a span; i.e., two metres
  2. 17:4 Lit was six cubits and a span