2 Samuel 23:12-14

Contemporary English Version

¹²but Shammah stood in the middle of the field and killed the Philistines. The crops were saved, and the Lord gave Israel a great victory.

¹³One year at harvest time, the Three Warriors^[a] went to meet David at Adullam Cave.^[b] The Philistine army had set up camp in Rephaim Valley ¹⁴and had taken over Bethlehem. David was in his fortress,

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Footnotes

23.13 the Three Warriors: Or “three warriors.” Hebrew “three of the thirty most important.”
23.13 Adullam Cave: This may have happened during the time that David was an outlaw (see 1 Samuel 22.1-6).