2 Samuel 23:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 23:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

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KJV

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

But he stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked a great victory.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 23

¹⁰ but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.

¹¹ And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.

¹² But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

¹³ At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

¹⁴ At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.

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