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.))