1 Samuel 17:19

Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

In Context

18and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them.

20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:13-31

David Comes to the Camp of Israel. ( b. c. 1060.) 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David went and… Read the whole commentary →

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