2 Samuel 23:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷You must use an iron tool or a spear;
they will be burned completely.^[a]

David's Famous Soldiers^(A)

⁸These are the names of David's famous soldiers: the first was Josheb Basshebeth from Tachemon, who was the leader of “The Three”;^[b] he fought with his spear^[c] against eight hundred men and killed them all in one battle.

⁹The second of the famous three was Eleazar son of Dodo, of the clan of Ahoh. One day he and David challenged the Philistines who had gathered for battle. The Israelites fell back,

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 23:7 Verses 6-7 in Hebrew are unclear.
2 Samuel 23:8 One ancient translation “The Three”; Hebrew the third.
2 Samuel 23:8 Probable text (see 1 Ch 11.11) he fought with his spear; Hebrew unclear.