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1 Samuel 17:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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

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1 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.

2 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

3 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.

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

5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

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1 Samuel 31:7

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"When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them."

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1 Samuel 28:4

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"The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa."

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1 Chronicles 10:1

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"Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa."

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2 Samuel 5:22

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"The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

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1 Chronicles 11:13

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"He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines."

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2 Samuel 5:18

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"Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."

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1 Samuel 17:1

"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 17:2

"Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines."

1 Samuel 17:4

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

1 Samuel 17:5

"He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze."

1 Samuel 17:6

"He had bronze shin armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders."

1 Samuel 17:7

"The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him."

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