New English Translation
2 Samuel 23:11
11Next in command was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before the Philistines.
2 Samuel 23:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
- New International Version (NIV)Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And next to him was Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines gathered together at Lehi, where there was a plot of ground full of lentils, and the men fled from the Philistines.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. So the people fled from the Philistines.
Context of 2 Samuel 23:11
9Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated, 10he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses. Next in command was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines assembled at Lehi, where there happened to be an area of a field that was full of lentils, the army retreated before the Philistines. 12But he made a stand in the middle of that area. He defended it and defeated the Philistines; the Lord gave them a great victory. 13At the time of the harvest three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the cave of Adullam. A band of Philistines was camped in the valley of Rephaim.
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וְאַחֲרָ֛יו שַׁמָּ֥א בֶן־אָגֵ֖א הָרָרִ֑י וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַחַיָּ֗ה וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ס מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- Shammahשַׁמָּהshammâh · ShammahH8048
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Ageeאָגֵא'âgê' · AgeeH89
- the Harariteהֲרָרִיhărârîy hârârîy hâ'rârîy · HarariteH2043
- And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- were gathered togetherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
- into a troopחַיָּהchay · communityH2416
- where was a pieceחֶלְקָהchelqâh · portionH2513
- of groundשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: soilH7704
- fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
- of lentilesעֲדָשָׁה‛âdâsh · lentilH5742
- and the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
- fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:11
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A piece of ground full of lentiles - In 1 Chronicles 11:13; it is a parcel of ground full of barley. There is probably a mistake of עדשים adashim, lentiles, for שעורים seorim, barley, or vice versa. Some think there were both lentiles and barley in the field, and that a marauding party of the Philistines came to destroy or carry them off, and these worthies defeated the whole, and saved the produce of the field. This is not unlikely.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Hararite - Interpreted to mean “mountaineer,” one from the hill country of Judah or Ephraim.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-39Verses 8-39 David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it was without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forward to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, and so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to our Lord Jesus, by ready…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-39This section lists David's top warriors by name, highlighting their notable achievements. These warriors were like "iron tools" that God used to defeat the godless (2 Samuel 23:7). The list is divided into the Three and the Thirty. Some Hebrew scholars suggest that the Thirty could mean "Officers." If true, the Three might have originally referred to a specific military role.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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