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Dutch · Beginner

David en Goliat

Adapted from David and Goliath

By The Bible

Young David faces the Philistine champion Goliath and defeats him with a sling and a stone.

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Illustration for the scene “Armies face across the valley”

Scene 1 · Beginner

Legers tegenover elkaar aan weerszijden van het dal

Armies face across the valley

Dutch

De Filistijnen verzamelden hun leger bij Soko in Juda en maakten daar een kamp. Koning Saul kwam met de mannen van Israël naar het dal van Ela om tegen hen te vechten.

English translation

The Philistines gathered their army near Socoh in Judah and set up camp there. King Saul came with the men of Israel to the Valley of Elah to fight them.

Dutch

De twee legers stonden tegenover elkaar, elk op een berg. Tussen hen in lag het dal.

English translation

The two armies stood facing each other, each on a hill. The valley lay between them.

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