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1 Samuel 17:2

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.

KJV

Porro Saul et filii Israël congregati venerunt in Vallem terebinthi, et direxerunt aciem ad pugnandum contra Philisthiim.

Vulgate

καὶ Σαοὺλ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες Ἰσραὴλ συνάγονται καὶ παρεμβάλλουσιν ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι· αὐτοὶ παρατάσσονται εἰς πόλεμον ἐξ ἐναντίας ἀλλοφύλων.

LXX

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

ASV

וְ/שָׁא֤וּל וְ/אִֽישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נֶאֶסְפ֔וּ וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּ/עֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֑ה וַ/יַּעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה לִ/קְרַ֥את פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים

Hebrew

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In this verse

People SaulElah
Places Valley of Elah

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֵלָ֖ה
'lh
proper_noun · 16×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֶּאֱסֹ֥ף
y'sp
verb · 200×
יַּחֲנ֖וּ
ychnv
verb · 143×
יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ
y'rk
verb · 76×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
עֵ֥מֶק
'mq
noun · 64×
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
plshtym
noun · 290×
קְרַ֣את
qr't
verb · 37×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:19 — Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
  • 1Sam 21:9 — And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is
  • 1Sam 21:9 — And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is