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1 Samuel 17:19
19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines.
1 Samuel 17:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
- New International Version (NIV)They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
Context of 1 Samuel 17:19
17And Jesse said to David his son, Take, I pray, for thy brethren, this ephah of parched [corn] and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to thy brethren; 18and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them. Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [were] in the valley of terebinths, fighting against the Philistines. 20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took his charge and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the wagon-defence; and the host which was going forth to the battle-array shouted for the fight. 21And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.
Read all of 1 Samuel 171 Samuel 17:19 word by word
וְשָׁא֤וּל וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק הָֽאֵלָ֑ה נִלְחָמִ֖ים עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Fighting with the Philistines - See at the end of the chapter, 1 Samuel 17:58; (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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