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11 Next there was Shammah son of Agee from Harar. The Philistines came together to fight. They fought in a field of lentils.[a] The people ran away from the Philistines. 12 But Shammah stood in the middle of the field and defended it. He defeated the Philistines. The Lord gave Israel a great victory that day.

13 Once during harvest time David was at the cave of Adullam, and three of the Thirty Heroes[b] went down to meet him there. At the same time the Philistine army was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:11 lentils Small round beans.
  2. 2 Samuel 23:13 Thirty Heroes Or “the king’s special forces.” These men were David’s famous group of very brave soldiers. Also in verses 23, 24.
  3. 2 Samuel 23:13 three … Rephaim The Hebrew text here is hard to understand, but compare 1 Chron. 11:15.

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