English · Beginner

David and Goliath

By The Bible

Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.

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Armies face across the valley

The Philistine armies gathered for battle at Socoh in Judah. King Saul and the men of Israel also gathered for battle in the valley of Elah.

The two armies faced each other from the hills. The Philistines were on one side, and the Israelites were on the other. A valley lay between them.

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