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1 Samuel 17:3

1 Samuel 17:3 is verse 3 of 1 Samuel chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

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1 Samuel 17:1–5 · 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.

4 Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

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

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