2. Saul and the Israelite army assembled and camped in the Elah Valley, where they got organized to fight the Philistines.
3. The Philistines took positions on one hill while Israel took positions on the opposite hill. There was a valley between them.
4. A champion named Goliath from Gath came out from the Philistine camp. He was more than nine feet tall.
5. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore bronze scale-armor weighing one hundred twenty-five pounds.
6. He had bronze plates on his shins, and a bronze scimitar hung on his back.