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1 Samuel 17:2

SaulValley of Elah

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.

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 them.

4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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BSB
Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
KJV
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.
WEB
Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
BLB
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah and arrayed for battle against the Philistines.
ÅB
Og Saul og Israels menn samlet seg og; de leiret seg i Terebintedalen og fylket seg mot filistrene.
OTB
Saul og Israels menn samlet seg og slo leir i Ela-dalen, og stilte seg opp i slagorden for å møte filisterne.
B1930
Og Saul og Israels menn samlet sig og; de leiret sig i Terebintedalen og fylket sig mot filistrene.

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  • 1 Samuel 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 no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:19

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

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