2 Samuel 23:14

And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

In Context

13And three out of the thirty went down, and came to Cason to David, to the cave of Adullam; and there was an army of the Philistines, and they encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

15And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethlehem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

Read all of 2 Samuel 23

Cross References

Genesis 35:19So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephrath, this is Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 13:4And all Israel heard say, Saul has smitten Nasib the Philistine; now Israel had been put to shame before the Philistines; and the children of Israel went up after Saul in Gilgal.

1 Samuel 14:6And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armor, Come, let us go over to Messab of these uncircumcised, if peradventure the Lord may do something for us; for the Lord is not straitened to save by many or by few.

1 Samuel 22:4And he persuaded the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him continually, while David was in the hold.

2 Samuel 5:17And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel; and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 2 Samuel 23:14