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1 Samuel 17:3

1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

2 Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.

The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.

4 Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

5 and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

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BSB
The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
KJV
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.
WEB
The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
ASV
And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
DARBY
And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and the ravine was between them.
BLB
And the Philistines stood on the mountain on this side, and Israel stood on the mountain on this side, and the valley was between them.
ÅB
Filistrene sto ved fjellet på den ene side, og israelittene ved fjellet på den andre side, så de hadde dalen imellom seg.
OTB
Filisterne stilte seg opp på den ene høyden, mens Israel tok stilling på den motsatte høyden, med dalen liggende mellom dem.
B1930
Filistrene stod ved fjellet på den ene side, og israelittene ved fjellet på den andre side, så de hadde dalen imellem sig.

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