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The Philistines took positions on one hill while Israel took positions on the opposite hill. There was a valley between them.

A champion named Goliath from Gath came out from the Philistine camp. He was more than nine feet tall.[a] He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore bronze scale-armor weighing one hundred twenty-five pounds.[b]

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 LXX over six feet tall
  2. 1 Samuel 17:5 Five thousand shekels

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