but Eleazar stood his ground and attacked the Philistines until his hand was tired and stuck to his sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him, but only to plunder the dead.
1 Chronicles 11:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Eleazar and David took their stand in the middle of the field and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the Lord gave them a great victory. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 Eleazar stood his ground and attacked the Philistines until his hand was tired and stuck to his sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him, but only to plunder the dead.
Naaman, commander of the army for the king of Aram, was a man important to his master and highly regarded because through him, the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was a valiant warrior, but he had a skin disease.
He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines had gathered there for battle. There was a portion of a field full of barley, where the troops had fled from the Philistines.
Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in Rephaim Valley.
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory comes from the Lord.
So the Lord saved Israel that day. The battle extended beyond Beth-aven,
He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason? ’