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Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:19

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Elah;   Jesse;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Valleys;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Goliath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Elah;   Teil Tree;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elah, Valley of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   Vale, Valley;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elah, Valley of;   Goliath ;   Jesse ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elah;   Goliath;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'lah, the Valley of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Goliath;   Oak;   Plain;   Terebinth;  

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."
Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines."
Contemporary English Version
They're with Saul's army, fighting the Philistines in Elah Valley."
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 Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sonnes of Ishai went and followed Saul to the battel: and the names of his three sonnes that went to battell, were Eliab the Eldest, and the next Abinadab, and the thirde Shammah. 14 So Dauid was the least: and the three eldest went after Saul. 15 Dauid also went, but hee returned from Saul to feede his fathers sheepe in Beth-lehem. 16 And the Philistim drew neere in the morning, and euening, and continued fourtie daies. 17 And Ishai said vnto Dauid his sone, Take nowe for thy brethren an Ephah of this parched corne, and these ten cakes, and runne to the hoste to thy brethren. 18 Also carie these ten fresh cheeses vnto the captaine, and looke howe thy brethren fare, and receiue their pledge. 19 (Then Saul and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistims) 20 So Dauid rose vp earely in the morning, and left the sheepe with a keeper, and tooke and went as Ishai had commaunded him, and came within the compasse of the hoste: and the hoste went out in araie, and shouted in the battell. 21 For Israel & the Philistims had put themselues in araie, armie against armie.

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
And I will make my couenant betweene me and thee, & I will multiplie thee exceedingly.
Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
Genesis 17:6
Also I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and will make nations of thee: yea, Kings shall proceede of thee.
Genesis 17:9
Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.
Genesis 17:10
This is my couenant which ye shall keepe betweene me & you, & thy seede after thee, Let euery man childe among you be circumcised:
Genesis 17:13
He that is borne in thine house, & he that is bought with thy money, must needes be circumcised: so my couenant shall be in your flesh for an euerlasting couenant.
Genesis 17:14
But the vncircumcised man childe, in whose flesh the foreskin is not circumcised, euen that person shall be cut off from his people, because he hath broken my couenant.
Genesis 17:16
And I will blesse her, & will also giue thee a sonne of her, yea, I will blesse her, and she shall be the mother of nations: Kings also of people shall come of her.
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell vpon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a childe be borne vnto him, that is an hundreth yeere olde? and shall Sarah that is ninetie yeere olde beare?
Genesis 17:20
And as concerning Ishmael, I haue heard thee: loe, I haue blessed him, and will make him fruitfull, and will multiplie him exceedingly: twelue princes shall he beget, and I will make a great nation of him.

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.


 
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