but he stood his ground. He struck down the Philistines until his arm grew weary, though his hand clung to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the people came back to him—but only to strip the dead.
1 Chronicles 11:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 but he and David took their stand in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines, and the Lord saved them by a great victory. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Eleazar [one of the Three] stood in the midst of that plot and defended it and slew the Philistines [until his hand was weary, and his hand cleaved to the sword], and the Lord saved by a great victory and deliverance. [II Sam. 23:9, 10.] American Standard Version (1901) And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory. Common English Bible he and David stood in the middle of the field, held their ground, and defeated the Philistines. So the LORD achieved a great victory. Catholic Public Domain Version These men stood in the midst of the field, and they defended it. And when they had struck down the Philistines, the Lord gave a great salvation to his people. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But these men stood in the midst of the field, and defended it. And they slew the Philistines, and the Lord gave a great deliverance to his people. |
but he stood his ground. He struck down the Philistines until his arm grew weary, though his hand clung to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the people came back to him—but only to strip the dead.
Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from a skin disease.
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines were gathered there for battle. There was a plot of ground full of barley. Now the people had fled from the Philistines,
Three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David at the cave of Adullam while the army of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
Great triumphs he gives to his king and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
So the Lord gave Israel the victory that day. The battle passed beyond Beth-aven, and the troops with Saul numbered altogether about ten thousand men. The battle spread out over the hill country of Ephraim.
for he took his life in his hand when he attacked the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced; why then will you sin against an innocent person by killing David without cause?”