2 Samuel 23:7-9

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⁷to touch them one uses an iron bar
or the shaft of a spear.
And they are entirely consumed in fire on the spot.^[a]

David’s Mighty Men

⁸These are the names of the warriors whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite; he was chief of the Three;^[b] he wielded his spear^[c] against eight hundred whom he killed at one time.

⁹Next to him among the three warriors was Eleazar son of Dodo son of Ahohi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle. The Israelites withdrew,

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 23:7 Heb in sitting
2 Samuel 23:8 Gk Vg Compare 1 Chr 11.11: Meaning of Heb uncertain
2 Samuel 23:8 1 Chr 11.11: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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