1 Samuel 17:3-6

Contemporary English Version

^2-3 King Saul and the Israelite army set up camp on a hill overlooking Elah Valley, and they got ready to fight the Philistine army that was on a hill on the other side of the valley.

⁴ The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was about three meters^[a] tall. ^5-6 He wore a bronze helmet and had bronze armor to protect his chest and legs. The chest armor alone weighed about 57 kilograms. He carried a bronze sword strapped on his back,