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Now the Philistinesgathered their armies for battle; and they were gathered at Socohwhich belongs to Judah, and they campedbetweenSocoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
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The shaft of his spear was like a weaver'sbeam, and the head of his spear weighed sixhundredshekels of iron; his shield-carrier* also walkedbefore him.
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He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, "Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him comedown to me.
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"If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us."
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Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eightsons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.
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The threeoldersons of Jesse had goneafterSaul to the battle. And the names of his threesonswhowent to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and the second to him Abinadab, and the thirdShammah.