KJV King James Version
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
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1 Samuel 17:19
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
WEB World English Bible
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
ASV American Standard Version
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched [corn], and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
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