1. NOW THE Philistines gathered their armies for battle and were assembled at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2. Saul and the men of Israel were encamped in the Valley of Elah and drew up in battle array against the Philistines.
3. And the Philistines stood on a mountain on one side and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.