1 Samuel 29:1 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel.

NIV: The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

NASB: Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek, while the Israelites were camping by the spring which is in Jezreel.

CSB: The Philistines brought all their military units together at Aphek while Israel was camped by the spring in Jezreel.

NLT: The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel.

KJV: Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.

NKJV: Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel.

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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