1-samuel 17:3
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And 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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The Philistines were stationed on the mountain on one side and Israel on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And 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.
Clarke's 1-samuel 17:3 Bible Commentary
The Philistines stood on a mountain - These were two eminences or hills, from which they could see and talk with each other.
Barnes's 1-samuel 17:3 Bible Commentary
(In the middle of the broad open valley 1 Samuel 17:2 is a deep trench 1 Samuel 17:3 with vertical sides, a valley within a valley: the sides and bed of the trench are strewn with water-worn pebbles. (Conder.))