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 Y LOS Filisteos juntaron sus ejércitos para la guerra, y congregáronse en Sochô, que es de Judá, y asentaron el campo entre Sochô y Azeca, en Ephes-dammim.

2 Y también Saúl y los hombres de Israel se juntaron, y asentaron el campo en el valle del Alcornoque, y ordenaron la batalla contra los Filisteos.

3 Y los Filisteos estaban sobre el un monte de la una parte, é Israel estaba sobre el otro monte de la otra parte, y el valle entre ellos:

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:1 Mean?

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