1 Samuel 17:2

17:2 Saul and the Israelite army 1  assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against 2  the Philistines.

1 Samuel 13:5

13:5 For the battle with Israel the Philistines had amassed 3,000 3  chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 tn Heb “the men of Israel” (so KJV, NASB); NAB, NIV, NRSV “the Israelites.”

2 tn Heb “to meet.”

3 tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.