1 Samuel 17:2

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

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And the Philistines gather their armies to battle, and gather themselves to Socchoth of Judaea, and encamp between Socchoth and Azeca + 17:1 Alex. Aphesdommin. Ephermen.

3And 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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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, Behold the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck in the valley of Ela; and it is wrapped in a + 21:9 Alex.+ behind the ephod (or shoulder-piece) —so the Heb. cloth: if you will take it, take it for yourself, for there is no other except it here. And David said, Behold, there is none like it; give it me.

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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