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1 Samuel 17:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 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 Ephesdammim.1 Samuel 17:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:1 in context
1Now 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 Ephesdammim.
2And 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.
3And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- EphesdammimʼEpheç DammîymEphes-Dammim, a place in PalestineH658 →
- togetherʼâçaphto gather for any purposeH622 →
- ShochohSôwkôhSokoh or Soko, the name of two places in PalestineH7755 →
- pitchedchânâhproperly, to inclineH2583 →
- armiesmachănehan encampmentH4264 →
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It was not long ago that the Philistines were soundly beaten, and put to the worse, before Israel, and they would have been totally routed if Saul's rashness had not prevented; but here we have them making head again. Observe, I. How they defied Israel with their armies, Sa1 17:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11