1 Samuel 17:19
in 1 Samuel 17They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
KJV
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 17
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Take this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread
on 1 Samuel 17:17-19
Jesse sends bread to his sons and cheeses to their captain, and asks for their pledge, some token that they are alive and well. The father sends the youngest to the battle, and the older writers loved the picture: the errand is ordinary, and providence rides on it.
This site's exposition
fighting against the Philistines
Jesse speaks of a battle. John Gill reads it as two armies drawn up for one, with no blows yet struck. Caesarius of Arles took the valley as the vale of sins and tears, where Christ, the true David, comes down to lift the human race.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
As David came, he found the Jewish people located in the valley of Terebinth in order to fight against the Philistines, because Christ the true David was to come in order to lift up the human race from the valley of sins and tears. They …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Now Saul, and they,.... That is, the sons of Jesse, and brethren of David: and all the men of Israel; the soldiers in the army: were in the valley Elah; or "by" it, near unto it; for they were set in array on the mountain on the side of it: fighting with the Philistines; not actually engaged in battle, but drawn up for it; prepared and in readiness to engage whenever it was necessary, or they were obliged to it; and perhaps there might be now and then some skirmishes in the outer parts of the camp.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Fighting with the Philistines - See at the end of the chapter, 1Sa 17:58 (note).
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁא֤וּל | veshaul | and Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ | vehemah | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | <the> man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּעֵ֖מֶק | beemek | [are] in [the] valley of | H6010 → | 69 times |
| הָֽאֵלָ֑ה | haelah | <the> Elah | H425 → | 16 times |
| נִלְחָמִ֖ים | nilchamim | fighting | H3898 → | 177 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pelishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
וְשָׁא֤וּלand Saul
veshaulH7586 →402 times
וְהֵ֙מָּה֙and they
vehemahH1992 →553 times
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אִ֣ישׁ<the> man of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּעֵ֖מֶק[are] in [the] valley of
beemekH6010 →69 times
הָֽאֵלָ֑ה<the> Elah
haelahH425 →16 times
נִלְחָמִ֖יםfighting
nilchamimH3898 →177 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃[the] Philistines
pelishtimH6430 →287 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 121.5; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.