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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[a] went down to meet him there. At the same time the Philistine army was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.[b]

14 Another time David was in the fortress, and a group of Philistines soldiers was stationed in Bethlehem.

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 2 Samuel 23:13 three … Rephaim The Hebrew text here is hard to understand, but compare 1 Chron. 11:15.

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