1 Samuel 17:3

1 Samuel 17:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Philistines stood on a mountain on one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with a valley between them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:3

1Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and encamped in the Valley of Elah, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines. And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. 4And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

1 Samuel 17:3 word by word

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים עֹמְדִ֤ים אֶל־הָהָר֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֹמְדִ֥ים אֶל־הָהָ֖ר מִזֶּ֑ה וְהַגַּ֖יְא בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• on a mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• on the one side, and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• a valleyגַּיְאgay' gay · valleyH1516

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The Philistines stood on a mountain - These were two eminences or hills, from which they could see and talk with each other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3(In the middle of the broad open valley 1 Samuel 17:2 is a deep trench 1 Samuel 17:3 with vertical sides, a valley within a valley: the sides and bed of the trench are strewn with water-worn pebbles. (Conder.))Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31Sa 17:1-3. The Israelites and Philistines Being Ready to Battle. 1. the Philistines gathered together their armies--twenty-seven years after their overthrow at Michmash. Having now recovered their spirits and strength, they sought an opportunity of wiping out the infamy of that national disaster, as well as to regain their lost ascendency over Israel. Shocoh--now Shuweikeh, a town in the western plains of Judah (Jos 15:35), nine Roman miles from…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Philistines
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• David

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