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Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in Elah Valley, where they got ready to fight the Philistines. The Philistines lined up on one hill and the Israelites on another, with a valley between them.

A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet[a] tall

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 Hebrew nine feet; one ancient Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation seven feet.

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