2 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah , and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:2

Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:1-11

(Read 1 Samuel 17:1-11)

Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.