1 Samuel 17:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.”

1 Samuel 17:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephesdammim.”

1 Samuel 17:1 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. ”

1 Samuel 17:1 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which <FI>is<Fi> to Judah, and encamp between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dammim;”

1 Samuel 17:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim. ”

1 Samuel 17:1 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe the Philistims gathered their armies to battell, and came together to Shochoh, which is in Iudah, and pitched betweene Shochoh and Azekah, in the coast of Dammim.”

1 Samuel 17:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.

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.

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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:1 Mean?

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