19
Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of Elah fighting [the] Philistines.
20
David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and he took [the provisions] and went as Jesse had commanded him. He came to the encampment while the troops [were] going to the battle line, and they raised the war cry.
21
Israel and [the] Philistines drew up [in] battle lines, {one battle line against the other}.
22
David left the baggage [he had] with him in the {care} of the baggage keeper, ran to the battle line, and came and {asked how his brothers were doing}.
23
While he [was] speaking to them, {the champion}, whose name was Goliath the Philistine from Gath, [was] coming up from the caves of [the] Philistines. He spoke {just as he had previously}, and David heard [his words].
Footnotes 1
[a].
Literally "battle line to oppose battle line"
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