2 Samuel 23:12

but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defending it and killing the Philistines. The Lord gave them a great victory.

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In The King James Version

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

In Context

11After him came Shammah, son of Agee, the Hararite. When the Philistines gathered at Lehi, in a field full of lentils, the Israelite army ran away from them,

13At harvest-time, the Three, who were part of the Thirty leading warriors, went down to meet David when he was at the cave of Adullam. The Philistine army was camped in the valley of Rephaim.

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Cross References

Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to you, Lord; may you be a blessing to your people. Selah.

Proverbs 21:31You can get your horse ready for battle, but the victory is the Lord's.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 23:9-39

David's Mighty Men. ( b. c. 1054.) 8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his… Read the whole commentary →

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