1st Samuel 17:52
And the sons of Israel and of Judah rose up together, and cried out, and pursued the Philistines, till the time they came into the valley, and unto the gates of Ekron. And the wounded men of the Philistines fell down in the way of Shaaraim, and unto Gath, and unto Ekron.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שַׁעֲרַיִםShaʻărayimShaarajim, a place in Palestine
- עֶקְרוֹןʻEqrôwnEkron, a place in Palestine
- גַּתGathGath, a Philistine city
- רוּעַrûwaʻto mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout
- גַּיְאgayʼa gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
- חָלָלchâlâlpierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- רָדַףrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- Khirbet Qeiyafa, a fortified town about 1000 BCDisputedA fortified town with urban planning existed in the Judahite hill country around 1000 BC, in the valley 1 Samuel names.
Cross-references
Jos 15:11, Jdg 7:23, Jos 15:45–46, 1Sa 14:21–22, Jos 15:33–36, 2Sa 23:10