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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Legers tegenover elkaar aan weerszijden van het dal
Armies face across the valley
Dutch
De Filistijnen verzamelden hun legers om oorlog te voeren. Ze kwamen bijeen in Soko, dat bij Juda hoorde, en sloegen hun kamp op tussen Soko en Azeka, in Efes-Dammim. Ook koning Saul verzamelde zijn mannen. Het leger van Israël zette zijn kamp op in het dal van Ela en maakte zich klaar voor de strijd.
English translation
The Philistines gathered their armies to wage war. They assembled at Socoh, which belonged to Judah, and camped between Socoh and Azekah, at Ephes-dammim. King Saul also gathered his men. Israel’s army camped in the Valley of Elah and prepared for battle.
Dutch
De twee legers stonden tegenover elkaar: de Filistijnen op de berg aan de ene kant en de Israëlieten op de berg aan de andere kant. Tussen hen lag het dal.
English translation
The two armies stood facing each other: the Philistines on the mountain on one side and the Israelites on the mountain on the other. The valley lay between them.
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