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1 Samuel 17:1

1 Samuel 17:1 is verse 1 of 1 Samuel chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

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King James Version

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 Ephesdammim.

World English Bible

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.

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1 Samuel 17:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

2 Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.

3 The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.

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Hebrew words

וַיַּאַסְפ֨וּand they gathered פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים[the] Philistines אֶת<obj.>מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙armies their לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הfor <the> battle וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּand they were gathered שֹׂכֹ֖הSocoh אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich לִיהוּדָ֑ה[belongs] to Judah וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּand they encamped בֵּיןbetween שׂוֹכֹ֥הSocoh וּבֵיןand between עֲזֵקָ֖הAzekah בְּאֶ֥פֶסin Ephes דַּמִּֽיםDammim

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 7:7
When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines

1 Samuel 13:5
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

1 Samuel 14:46
Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.

1 Samuel 14:52
And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

Judges 3:3
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

Joshua 15:35
Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

2 Chronicles 11:7
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

Joshua 10:10
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 10:11
As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

Jeremiah 34:7
as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.

1 Chronicles 11:13
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

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