1 Samuel 17:3 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Samuel 17:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.”

1 Samuel 17:3 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. ”

1 Samuel 17:3 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the Philistines are standing on the mountain on this side, and the Israelites are standing on the mountain on that side, and the valley <FI>is<Fi> between them.”

1 Samuel 17:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side; and the ravine was between them. ”

1 Samuel 17:3 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Philistims stoode on a mountaine on the one side, and Israel stoode on a mountaine on the other side: so a valley was betweene them.”

1 Samuel 17:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:3 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.

4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:3 Mean?

1 Samuel 17:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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