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 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:

4 Salió entonces un varón del campo de los Filisteos [que se puso] entre los dos [campos], el cual se llamaba Goliath, de Gath, y tenía de altura seis codos y un palmo.

5 Y traía un almete de acero en su cabeza, é [iba] vestido con corazas de planchas: y era el peso de la coraza cinco mil siclos de metal:

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:3 Mean?

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