1 Samuel 17:2 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:2

Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

KJV

And 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.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The valley of Elah - Some translate this the turpentine valley, or the valley of the terebinth trees; and others, the valley of oaks. The situation of this valley is well known.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְשָׁא֤וּל	ve.sha.'Ul	and Saul	H7586 →
וְאִֽישׁ־	ve.'ish-	and [the] man of	H376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
נֶאֶסְפ֔וּ	ne.'es.Fu	they were gathered	H622 →
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ	vai.ya.cha.Nu	and they encamped	H2583 →
בְּעֵ֣מֶק	be.'E.mek	in [the] valley of	H6010 →
הָאֵלָ֑ה	ha.'e.Lah	<the> Elah	H425 →
וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ	vai.ya.'ar.Khu	and they deployed	H6186 →
מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil.cha.Mah	battle	H4421 →
לִקְרַ֥את	lik.Rat	to meet	H7122 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 21:9
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 31:10
  They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
- 1 Samuel 17:50–54
  Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
- Exodus 28:6–14
  They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

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