2Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.


In Context

1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Socoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah.

2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines.

3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.

4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. He was over nine feet tall.

1st Samuel 17:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And Saul and the children of Israel being gathered together came to the valley of Terebinth, and they set the army in array to fight against the Philistines.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of terebinths, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were assembled and encamped by the valley of Elah, and they set the battle in array against the Philistines.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2and Saul and the men of Israel have been gathered, and encamp by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array to meet the Philistines.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2And 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.