"And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop o…" — 2 Samuel 23:13

2 Samuel 23:13 · KJV

“And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. {three...: or, the three captains over the thirty}”

— 2 Samuel 23:13

Verse 12

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

Verse 14

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

2 Samuel 23 — Context

And after him {was} Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. {into...: or, for foraging}

But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. {three...: or, the three captains over the thirty}

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

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which {is} by the gate!

Cross References

1 Samuel 22:1

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard {it}, they went down thither to him.

2 Samuel 5:18

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Samuel 5:22

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

Joshua 15:35

Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

1 Chronicles 11:15-19

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. {three...: or, three captains over the thirty}

Micah 1:15

Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. {inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress} {he...: or, the glory of Israel shall, etc}

Joshua 12:15

The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

1 Chronicles 14:9

And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

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