New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Samuel

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Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 וְשָׁא֤וּל ve·sha·'ul
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and the men man Noun H376 וְאִֽישׁ־ ve·'ish-
of Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ yis·ra·'el
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were gathered to gather, remove Verb H622 נֶאֶסְפ֔וּ ne·'es·fu,
and camped to decline, bend down, encamp Verb H2583 וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ vai·ya·cha·nu
in the valley a vale Noun H6010 בְּעֵ֣מֶק be·'e·mek
of Elah, a terebinth H424    
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and drew to arrange or set in order Verb H6186 וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ vai·ya·'ar·chu
up in battle a battle, war Noun H4421 מִלְחָמָ֖ה mil·cha·mah
array to encounter to encounter, befall Verb H7122 לִקְרַ֥את lik·rat
the Philistines. inhab. of Philistia Adjective H6430 פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ pe·lish·tim.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Valley of Elah

ELAH, VALE OF(`emeq ha-'elah, "valley of the terebinth"; he koilas Ela; A, tes druos):The scene of the events of 1 Samuel 17:2, referred to also in 1 Samuel 21:9. There can be no doubt that this is the Wady ec CunT ("valley of the tercbinth"), or part of it. This is the southernmost of the great valleys which cut through the Shephelah. Commencing near Hebron... View Details

People

Elah

|terebinth,| an Israelite name, also an Edomite name

elah

God, god

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.
King James Bible And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and camped in pitched by the valley of Elah, and drew up in set the battle in array to encounter against the Philistines.
Hebrew Greek English Saul and the men of Israel were gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up in battle array to encounter the Philistines.