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 17:50

17:50 3 David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand. 4 

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

2 tn Heb “to meet.”

3 tc Most LXX mss lack v. 50.

4 tn Verse 50 is a summary statement; v. 51 gives a more detailed account of how David killed the Philistine.