52 The men of Israel and Judah rallied, shouting their battle cry, and chased the Philistines to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron.[a](A) Philistine bodies were strewn all along the Shaaraim road(B) to Gath and Ekron.

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  1. 17:52 LXX reads Ashkelon

52 Then the men of Israel and Judah surged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath[a] and to the gates of Ekron.(A) Their dead were strewn along the Shaaraim(B) road to Gath and Ekron.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:52 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew of a valley

52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

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17 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and five hundred thousand fit young men of Israel were killed.

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17 Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men.

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17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

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Your altars will be desolated and your shrines[a] smashed. I will throw down your slain in front of your idols.

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  1. 6:4 Or incense altars, also in v. 6

Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars(A) will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols.(B)

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And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.

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The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.

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Your people will fall slain(A) among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.(B)

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And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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26 Those who eat his provisions(A) will destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.

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26 Those who eat from the king’s provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle.

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26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.

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