1 Samuel 17:1

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

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WEBBE

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephesdammim.

BSB

Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

KJV

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

ASV

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

BBE

Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

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וַיַּאַסְפוּ vai·ya·'as·fu and they gathered H622 פְלִשְׁתִּים fe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מַחֲנֵיהֶם ma·cha·nei·hem armies their H4264 לַמִּלְחָמָה la·mil·cha·mah for (the) battle H4421 וַיֵּאָסְפוּ vai·ye·'a·se·fu and they were gathered H622 שֹׂכֹה so·khoh Socoh H7755 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 לִיהוּדָה li·hu·dah [belongs] to Judah H3063 וַיַּחֲנוּ vai·ya·cha·nu and they encamped H2583 בֵּין־ bein- between H996 שׂוֹכֹה so·khoh Socoh H7755 וּבֵין־ u·vein- and between H996 עֲזֵקָה 'a·ze·kah Azekah H5825 בְּאֶפֶס be·'e·fes in Ephes H658 דַּמִּים da·mim Dammim H658

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–11

Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.

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Cross-references

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People & places

Judah AzekahEphes-dammim

Topics

AzekahSocohPas-DammimEphes-Dammin

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.