Verse
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

1 Samuel 17:2
ESV And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines.
NIV Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.
NASB Saul and the men of Israel were assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, and they drew up in battle formation to confront the Philistines.
CSB Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah; then they lined up in battle formation to face the Philistines.
NLT Saul countered by gathering his Israelite troops near the valley of Elah.
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.
NKJV And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and they encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array against the Philistines.

What does 1 Samuel 17:2 mean?

The Valley of Elah runs from Bethlehem west through the hill country of Judah toward the Philistine cities of Ekron and Gath. Today the valley, or the plain, that runs between mountains on either side, is called the Wadi es-Sant. The name means "valley of the terebinth."

King Saul and his army were encamped at this Valley of Elah. More precisely, they were stationed on the hillside north of the valley with a battle line formed against the Philistine armies to the south. The stakes were high. Whomever controlled the valley could move freely between Philistine territory to the west and Israelite territory to the east.
Expand
Expand
Expand
What is the Gospel?
Download the app:
BibleRef.com is part of Got Questions Ministries

For answers to your Bible questions, please visit