1 Samuel 17:4–10

4 Then a champion named Goliath, from Gath,b came out from the Philistine camp. He was nine feet, nine inchesA,B tall 5 and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed one hundred twenty-five pounds.C 6 There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze javelinc was slung between his shoulders. 7 His spear shaftd was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed fifteen pounds.D In addition, a shield-bearere was walking in front of him.

8 He stood and shouted to the Israelite battle formations, “Why do you come out to line up in battle formation?” He asked them, “Am I not a Philistine and are you not servants of Saul?f Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. 9 If he wins in a fight against me and kills me, we will be your servants. But if I win against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.”g 10 Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today.h Send me a man so we can fight each other!”