2 Samuel 23:12

2 Samuel 23:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.
• New International Version (NIV)But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the Lord worked a great victory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

Context of 2 Samuel 23:12

10He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: And Yhwh wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11And 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. But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: And Yhwh wrought a great victory. 13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth–lehem.

2 Samuel 23:12 word by word

וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב בְּתוֹךְ־הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוָ֖ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• But he stoodיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the groundחֶלְקָהchelqâh · portionH2513
• and defendedנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• it, and slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• And Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• victoryתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: victoryH8668

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 23:12

• 2 Samuel 23:10He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: And Yhwh wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
• Psalms 3:8Salvation belongeth unto Yhwh: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
• Psalms 44:2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
• Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of Yhwh.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 23:12

• 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 23:12

• Armies
• Philistines
• Shammah

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Giants
• Shammah
• Sure
• Troop
• Abishai
• Amasai
• Genealogy
• Ground; Grounded
• Joshaphat

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