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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 17:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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17:1 The Philistines presented an ongoing threat throughout Saul’s reign (see 14:47-52). • Socoh in Judah was fourteen miles west of Bethlehem toward Philistine territory. • Azekah was a few miles northwest of Socoh (the precise location of Ephes-dammim is unknown). The Philistines were encroaching on Israelite territory.
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