1 Samuel 17:2 meaning and explanation
Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
1 Samuel 17:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator sets the scene: Saul, Israel's first king, musters his army and camps in the Valley of Elah, opposite the Philistine force. The two sides face each other across the valley, and the Hebrew verb translated "arraying themselves" carries the sense of drawing up in battle order, preparing for a fight.
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