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1 Samuel 17:21

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 17:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
1 Samuel 17:21 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18and bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20dummy verses inserted by amos
21And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
22And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
23And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
24And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For Israel and all the Philistines had put the battle in array, etc.] 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, etc.”
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