1 Samuel 17:3 - Plain English Version

³ There was a hill close by, so the Israel mob went up from the valley on to that hill. From there they saw the Philistia mob on the hill on the other side of the valley.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And the Philistines stood on a mountain on one side and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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.

Common English Bible

³ The Philistines took positions on one hill while Israel took positions on the opposite hill. There was a valley between them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the Philistines were standing on a mountain on the one side, and Israel was standing on a mountain on the other side. And there was a valley between them.

1 Samuel 17:3 Cross References

1 Samuel 17:2

Saul gathered the Israel soldiers together, and they camped in the valley called Elah. They got ready there to fight with the Philistia soldiers.

1 Samuel 17:4

One of the Philistia soldiers was a really big man called Goliath, and he was from a town called Gath. He was really tall, about 3 metres.