2 Samuel 23:8

God's Word

These are the names of David’s fighting men: Josheb Basshebeth from Tahkemon’s family was leader of the three. He used a spear  to kill 800 men on one occasion.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:7

After David heard about this, he sent Joab and all the elite troops.

1 Kings 1:8

But the priest Zadok, Benaiah (son of Jehoiada), the prophet Nathan, Shimei, Rei, and David’s ⌞thirty⌟ fighting men did not join Adonijah.

1 Chronicles 11:10

Now, these were the commanders of David’s fighting men, who exercised power with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel they made him king according to the Lord’s word to Israel.

1 Chronicles 27:1

This is a list of Israelite family heads, regiment and battalion commanders, and officers who were serving the king in all the army’s units. Throughout each year they came for a month at a time and then left. Each unit consisted of 24,000 men.

1 Chronicles 27:2

Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the first unit, the one during the first month. In his unit there were 24,000.

1 Chronicles 27:32

David’s uncle Jonathan, an educated man who possessed insight, was David’s adviser. Jonathan and Jehiel, son of Hachmoni, were in charge of the king’s sons.

Judges 15:15

Samson found the jawbone from a donkey that had just died. He picked it up and killed 1,000 men with it.