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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 17:2 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
1Sa 17:2	Strong Concordance	And Saul [07586] and the men [0376] of Israel [03478] were gathered together [0622], and pitched [02583] by the valley [06010] of Elah [0425], and set the battle [04421] in array [06186] against [07125] the Philistines [06430].
	King James	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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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
valley of Elah--that is, "the Terebinth," now Wady Er-Sumt [ROBINSON]. Another valley somewhat to the north, now called Wady Beit Hanina, has been fixed on by the tradition of ages.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

valley of Elah--that is, "the Terebinth," now Wady Er-Sumt [ROBINSON]. Another valley somewhat to the north, now called Wady Beit Hanina, has been fixed on by the tradition of ages.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The valley of Elah - i. e., of the terebinth, now called Wady es Sunt, from the acacias which are scattered in it.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The valley of Elah - i. e., of the terebinth, now called Wady es Sunt, from the acacias which are scattered in it.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
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.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

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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