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Douay-Rheims Bible

1 Samuel 17:21

For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Championship;   Decision;   Jesse;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Goliath;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Elah (1);   Giant;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Goliath ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Goliath;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Goliath;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Israel and the Philistines lined up in battle formation facing each other.
Hebrew Names Version
Yisra'el and the Pelishtim put the battle in array, army against army.
King James Version
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
Lexham English Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle lines, one battle line against the other.
English Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
New Century Version
The Israelites and Philistines were lining up their men to face each other in battle.
New English Translation
Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.
Amplified Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.
New American Standard Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For Israel & the Philistims had put themselues in araie, armie against armie.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Israel and the Philistines arranged themselves in battle lines, battle line against battle line.
Contemporary English Version
The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other.
Complete Jewish Bible
Isra'el and the P'lishtim had set up their battle lines facing each other.
Darby Translation
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Israelites and Philistines were lined up and ready for battle.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Israel and the Philistines put themselves in battle array, army against army.
Good News Translation
The Philistine and the Israelite armies took positions for battle, facing each other.
Literal Translation
And Israel and the Philistines set up in battle array for rank to meet rank.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For Israel had set them selues in araye, and the Philistynes were agaynst their hoost in their araye also.
American Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Bible in Basic English
And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For Israel and the Philistines had put them selues in array armie against armie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
King James Version (1611)
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battel in aray, army against armie.
English Revised Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Berean Standard Bible
And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Israel hadde dressid scheltrun; `but also Filisteis weren maad redi `euen ayens.
Young's Literal Translation
and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.
Update Bible Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
Webster's Bible Translation
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
World English Bible
Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
New King James Version
For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army.
New Living Translation
Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army.
New Life Bible
Israel and the Philistines came near each other dressed for battle, army against army.
New Revised Standard
Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Israel and the Philistines set in array for battle, army against army.
Revised Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, army against army.

Contextual Overview

12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite, of Bethlehem Juda, before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men. 13 And his three eldest sons followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle, were Eliab, the firstborn, and the second, Abinadab, and the third Samma: 14 But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul, 15 David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father’s flock at Bethlehem. 16 Now the Philistine came out morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Isai said to David, his son: Take for thy brethren an ephi of frumenty, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren, 18 And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune: and go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed. 19 But Saul, and they, and all the children of Israel, were in the valley of Terebinth, fighting against the Philistines. 20 David, therefore, arose in the morning, and gave the charge of the flock to the keeper: and went away loaded, as Isai had commanded him. And he came to the place of Magala, and to the army, which was going out to fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Ruth 1:2 - Ephrathites 1 Samuel 4:2 - put

Cross-References

Genesis 17:2
And I will make my covenant between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly.
Genesis 17:3
Abram fell flat on his face.
Genesis 17:5
Neither shall thy name be called any more Abram: but thou shalt be called Abraham: because I have made thee a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:6
And I will make thee increase exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Genesis 17:10
This is my covenant which you shall observe between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male kind of you shall be circumcised.
Genesis 17:12
An infant of eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations: he that is born in the house, as well as the bought servant, shall be circumcised, and whosoever is not of your stock:
Genesis 18:10
And he said to him: I will return and come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara, thy wife, shall have a son. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent.
Genesis 46:1
And Israel taking his journey, with all that he had, came to the well of the oath, and killing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,
Genesis 48:15
And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day:
Exodus 2:24
And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For Israel and all the Philistines had put the battle in array,.... Both sides prepared for it, and drew up in line of battle:

army against army; rank against rank, battalion against battalion, the right wing of the one against the left of the other, &c.


 
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