1 Samuel 17:19

Contemporary English Version

They're with Saul's army, fighting the Philistines in Elah Valley."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah fighting with the Philistines.”

Hebrew Names Version
Now Sha'ul, and they, and all the men of Yisra'el, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Pelishtim.

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

Lexham English Bible
Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah fighting the Philistines.

English Standard Version
Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

New Century Version
Your brothers are with Saul and the army in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines."

New English Translation
They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."

Amplified Bible
"Now they are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."

New American Standard Bible
"For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines."

Geneva Bible (1587)
(Then Saul and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistims)

Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."

Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul and your brothers, with all the army of Isra'el, are in the Elah Valley, fighting the P'lishtim."

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Your brothers are with Saul and all the Israelite soldiers in the Valley of Elah. They are there to fight against the Philistines."

George Lamsa Translation
Now Saul and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Terebinth fighting with the Philistines.

Good News Translation
King Saul, your brothers, and all the other Israelites are in Elah Valley fighting the Philistines."

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Saul and they, and all the men of Israel were in the Oke valley, and foughte agaynst the Philistynes.

American Standard Version
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fyghtyng with the Philistines.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, are in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.'

King James Version (1611)
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

English Revised Version
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

Berean Standard Bible
They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Saul, and thei, and alle the sones of Israel in the valei of Terebynte fouyten ayens Filisteis.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [are] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

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

New King James Version
Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

New Living Translation
David's brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.

New Life Bible
Saul and your brothers and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, ready to fight with the Philistines.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Saul, and they, and all the children of Israel, were in the valley of Terebinth, fighting against the Philistines.

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."

Contextual Overview

¹² David's father Jesse was an old man, who belonged to the Ephrath clan and lived in Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons: ¹³the oldest was Eliab, the next was Abinadab, and Shammah was the third. The three of them had gone off to fight in Saul's army. David was Jesse's youngest son. ¹⁵ He took care of his father's sheep, and he went back and forth between Bethlehem and Saul's camp. ¹⁶ Goliath came out and gave his challenge every morning and every evening for forty days. ¹⁷ One day, Jesse told David, "Hurry and take this sack of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread to your brothers at the army camp. ¹⁸ And here are ten large chunks of cheese to take to their commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back something that shows that they're all right. ¹⁹ They're with Saul's army, fighting the Philistines in Elah Valley." ²⁰ David obeyed his father. He got up early the next morning and left someone else in charge of the sheep; then he loaded the supplies and started off. He reached the army camp just as the soldiers were taking their places and shouting the battle cry. ²¹ The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other. ²² David left his things with the man in charge of supplies and ran up to the battle line to ask his brothers if they were well.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the valley: Dr. Richardson says, that in about twenty minutes, in an easterly direction, form the cave of St. John - which is about two hours or six miles, in a westerly direction, from Jerusalem they came to the valley of Elah; which position seems to agree with that of Shochoh and Azekah. He describes it as "a small valley, and the place of the encampment is pointed out where it narrows into a broad, deep ravine; part of it was in crop, and part of it was under the plough, which was drawn by a couple of oxen. A small stream, which had shrunk almost under its stony bed, passes through it from east to west, from which we are informed that David chose out five smooth stones, and hasted and ran to meet the haughty champion of Gath. A well of water under the bank, with a few olive trees above, on the north side of the valley, are said to mark the spot of the shepherd's triumph over his boasting antagonist. Saul and his men probably occupied the side of the valley which is nearest to Jerusalem, on which the ground is higher and more rugged than on the other side." 1 Samuel 17:19

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:2 - the valley

Cross-References

Genesis 17:2
I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted."

Genesis 17:3
Abram bowed with his face to the ground, and God said:

Genesis 17:6
I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

Genesis 17:9
Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me.

Genesis 17:10
As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.

Genesis 17:14
Any man who isn't circumcised hasn't kept his promise to me and cannot be one of my people.

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.

Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, "I am almost a hundred years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is ninety. How can she have a child?" So he started laughing.

Genesis 17:20
I have heard what you asked me to do for Ishmael, and so I will also bless him with many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make his family a great nation.

Genesis 17:21
But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now Saul, and they,.... That is, the sons of Jesse, and brethren of David:

and all the men of Israel; the soldiers in the army:

were in the valley Elah; or "by" it, near unto it; for they were set in array on the mountain on the side of it:

fighting with the Philistines; not actually engaged in battle, but drawn up for it; prepared and in readiness to engage whenever it was necessary, or they were obliged to it; and perhaps there might be now and then some skirmishes in the outer parts of the camp.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:19. Fighting with the Philistines. — See at the end of the chapter. 1 Samuel 17:58.