1 Samuel 17:3

And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one side, and Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.

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In The King James Version

And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

In Context

2And Saul and the men of Israel gather together, and they encamp in the valley, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

4And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath by name, out of Gath, his height was four cubits and a span.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 21:21And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimei brother of David, smote him.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17:2-12

Goliath's Challenge to Israel. ( b. c. 1060.) 1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between… Read the whole commentary →

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