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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 17:3 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 17:3 |
King James |
And 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. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| (In the middle of the broad open valley Sa1 17:2 is a deep trench Sa1 17:3 with vertical sides, a valley within a valley: the sides and bed of the trench are strewn with water-worn pebbles. (Conder.)) |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The Philistines stood on a mountain - These were two eminences or hills, from which they could see and talk with each other. |
3 And 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.
2 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.