Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
"All Israel ... were dismayed and greatly afraid"  (1 Samuel 17:11). "Here the Israelites were guilty of the same sin that has plagued God's people through the centuries ...  They did not really trust in God's power. David's faith stands out in bold contrast to that cowardice"[8]