NET Bible
"But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the LORD gave them a great victory."
— 2 Samuel 23:12, NET Bible
“But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.”
“But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory. ”
“But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.”
“He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.”
“But he kept his place in the middle of the bit of land, and kept back their attack and overcame the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great salvation.”
“But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.”
Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated,
he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The LORD gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses.
Next in command was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before the Philistines.
But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the LORD gave them a great victory.
At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.
David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.
David was thirsty and said,“How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate!”