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1 Samuel 17:21

Israel and the Philistines came near each other dressed for battle, army against army.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goliath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Elah (1);   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Goliath ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Israel and the Philistines lined up in battle formation facing each other.
Hebrew Names Version
Yisra'el and the Pelishtim put the battle in array, army against army.
King James Version
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
Lexham English Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle lines, one battle line against the other.
English Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
New Century Version
The Israelites and Philistines were lining up their men to face each other in battle.
New English Translation
Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.
Amplified Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.
New American Standard Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For Israel & the Philistims had put themselues in araie, armie against armie.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Israel and the Philistines arranged themselves in battle lines, battle line against battle line.
Contemporary English Version
The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other.
Complete Jewish Bible
Isra'el and the P'lishtim had set up their battle lines facing each other.
Darby Translation
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Israelites and Philistines were lined up and ready for battle.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Israel and the Philistines put themselves in battle array, army against army.
Good News Translation
The Philistine and the Israelite armies took positions for battle, facing each other.
Literal Translation
And Israel and the Philistines set up in battle array for rank to meet rank.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For Israel had set them selues in araye, and the Philistynes were agaynst their hoost in their araye also.
American Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Bible in Basic English
And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For Israel and the Philistines had put them selues in array armie against armie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
King James Version (1611)
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battel in aray, army against armie.
English Revised Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Berean Standard Bible
And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Israel hadde dressid scheltrun; `but also Filisteis weren maad redi `euen ayens.
Young's Literal Translation
and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.
Update Bible Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Webster's Bible Translation
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
World English Bible
Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
New King James Version
For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army.
New Living Translation
Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army.
New Revised Standard
Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Israel and the Philistines set in array for battle, army against army.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.
Revised Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, army against army.

Contextual Overview

12 Now David was the son of Jesse, an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and was old in the days of Saul. He had lived many years. 13 Jesse's three older sons had followed Saul to the battle. Their names were Eliab the first-born, next Abinadab, and third Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest sons followed Saul. 15 But David went to and from Saul, to take care of his father's flock at Bethlehem. 16 The Philistine came out and showed himself morning and evening for forty days. 17 Then Jesse said to his son David, "Take for your brothers a basket of this baked grain and these ten loaves. Hurry and carry them to your brothers among the army. 18 And take these ten pieces of cheese to the leader of the thousand man group who is with them. See how your brothers are doing, and bring me news of them. 19 Saul and your brothers and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines." 20 So David got up early in the morning and left the flock in the care of a shepherd. He took the food and went, as Jesse had told him. And he came to the tents as the army was going out dressed for battle, calling out the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines came near each other dressed for battle, army against army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Ruth 1:2 - Ephrathites 1 Samuel 4:2 - put

Cross-References

Genesis 17:2
And I will keep My agreement between Me and you. I will give you many children."
Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell on his face. God said to him,
Genesis 17:5
No more will your name be Abram. But your name will be Abraham. For I will make you the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:6
Many will come from you. I will make nations of you. Kings will come from you.
Genesis 17:10
This is My agreement between Me and you and your children after you, which you must obey: Every man among you must have this religious act done.
Genesis 17:12
Every male child among you who is eight days old must have this religious act done, through all time. The same must be done to all the men born in your house or bought with your money from any stranger, who is not one of your family.
Genesis 18:10
The Lord said, "I will be sure to return to you at this time next year. And your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him.
Genesis 46:1
So Israel traveled with all he had to Beersheba. There he gave gifts to the God of his father Isaac.
Genesis 48:15
Then he prayed that good would come to Joseph, and said, "The God with Whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God Who has been my Shepherd all my life to this day,
Exodus 2:24
God heard their crying and remembered His agreement with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For Israel and all the Philistines had put the battle in array,.... Both sides prepared for it, and drew up in line of battle:

army against army; rank against rank, battalion against battalion, the right wing of the one against the left of the other, &c.


 
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