1 Samuel 17:21 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.

NIV: Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.

NASB: Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

CSB: Israel and the Philistines lined up in battle formation facing each other.

NLT: Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army.

KJV: For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

NKJV: For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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