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1 Samuel 17

1 Sam. 17:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now the Philistines
Plishtiy (Hebrew #6430)
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV usage: Philistine.
Pronounce: pel-ish-tee'
Origin: patrial from 6429
gathered together
'acaph (Hebrew #622)
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
KJV usage: assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), X generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, X surely, take (away, into, up), X utterly, withdraw.
Pronounce: aw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
their armies
machaneh (Hebrew #4264)
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
KJV usage: army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
Pronounce: makh-an-eh'
Origin: from 2583
to battle
milchamah (Hebrew #4421)
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
KJV usage: battle, fight(-ing), war((-rior)).
Pronounce: mil-khaw-maw'
Origin: from 3898 (in the sense of fighting)
, and were gathered together
'acaph (Hebrew #622)
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
KJV usage: assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), X generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, X surely, take (away, into, up), X utterly, withdraw.
Pronounce: aw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
at Shochoh
Sowkoh (Hebrew #7755)
or Sowkow {so-ko'}; from 7753; Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine
KJV usage: Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.
Pronounce: so-ko'
Origin: or Sokoh {so-ko'}
m, whichn belongeth to Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
, and pitched
chanah (Hebrew #2583)
properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
KJV usage: abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Pronounce: khaw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2603)
between Shochoh
Sowkoh (Hebrew #7755)
or Sowkow {so-ko'}; from 7753; Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in Palestine
KJV usage: Shocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.
Pronounce: so-ko'
Origin: or Sokoh {so-ko'}
and Azekah
`Azeqah (Hebrew #5825)
tilled; Azekah, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Azekah.
Pronounce: az-ay-kaw'
Origin: from 5823
, δin Ephes-dammim
'Ephec (Hebrew #658)
boundary of blood-drops; Ephes-Dammim, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Ephes-dammim.
Pronounce: Dammiym
Origin: from 657 and the plural of 1818
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2 Chron. 28:18• 18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. (2 Chron. 28:18)
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Josh. 15:35• 35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, (Josh. 15:35)
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or, the coast of Dammim, called Pasdammim,
1 Chron. 11:13• 13He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. (1 Chron. 11:13)
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Azekah,
Ephes-dammim,
Judah,
Philistines,
Shocho; Shochoh; Shoco

Cross References

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1-3:  The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle,
4-11:  Goliath challenges a combat.
12-27:  David, sent by his father to visit his brethren, takes the challenge.
28-29:  Eliab chides him.
30-31:  He is brought to Saul;
32-37:  shews the reason of his confidence;
38-54:  and slays the giant.
55-58:  Saul takes notice of David.
gathered.
1 Sam. 7:7• 7And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. (1 Sam. 7:7)
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1 Sam. 13:5• 5And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. (1 Sam. 13:5)
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1 Sam. 14:46,52• 46Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place.
 52And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. (1 Sam. 14:46,52)
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Judg. 3:3• 3Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath. (Judg. 3:3)
Shochoh.
Josh. 15:35• 35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, (Josh. 15:35)
Socoh.
2 Chron. 11:7• 7And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, (2 Chron. 11:7)
Shoco.
2 Chron. 28:18• 18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. (2 Chron. 28:18)
Shocho.
Azekah.
Josh. 10:10‑11• 10And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
 11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. (Josh. 10:10‑11)
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Josh. 15:35• 35Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, (Josh. 15:35)
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Jer. 34:7• 7When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah. (Jer. 34:7)
Ephes-dammim.
or, the coast of Dammim.
1 Chron. 11:13• 13He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. (1 Chron. 11:13)
Pas-dammim.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the Philistines assembled their armiesa to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "camps." so ch. 28.1.