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1 Samuel 17:19 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 19
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.1 Samuel 17:19 · King James Version
1 Samuel 17:19 in context
17And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren.
18And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- fightinglâchamto feed onH3898 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- valleyʻêmeqa valeH6010 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- ElahʼÊlâhElah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in PalestineH425 →
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Forty days the two armies lay encamped facing one another, each advantageously posted, but neither forward to engage. Either they were parleying and treating of an accommodation or they were waiting for recruits; and perhaps there were frequent skirmishes between small detached parties.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-30