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2 Samuel 23:7-9
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:7-9
International Standard Version
7 Whoever handles them
wears heavy duty clothing,[a]
carries strong tools,[b]
and burns them to ashes on the spot![c]
David’s Elite Soldiers(A)
8 Here’s a list of the names of David’s special forces: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite[d] was head of the Three;[e] he was nicknamed Adino the Eznite[f] because he killed 800 men in a single battle engagement.
9 Next was Dodai[g] the Ahohite’s son Eleazar. Eleazar, who also was one of the Three, was with David when they challenged the Philistines. When the Philistines had assembled in battle array, the Israeli army retreated,
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- 2 Samuel 23:7 Lit. arms himself with iron
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Lit. and a spear shaft
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Lit. ashes where they sit
- 2 Samuel 23:8 Cf. 1Chr 11:11, where this individual is named Hachmoni’s son Jashobeam
- 2 Samuel 23:8 I.e. a group of three distinguished officers who served David, and so throughout the chapter; cf. 1Chr 11:12
- 2 Samuel 23:8 The two Heb. names comprise a word play that roughly translates as Thin as a Spear
- 2 Samuel 23:9 Cf. 1Chr 11:12, where this individual is named Dodo
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