2 Samuel 23:14 · World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:14 in the Original Hebrew
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2 Samuel 23:14 in Other Translations
| KJV | And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. |
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| WEB | David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. |
| ASV | And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. |
| YLT | and David is then in a fortress, and the station of the Philistines is then in Beth-Lehem, |
| WBT | And David [was] then in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Beth-lehem. |
| DBY | And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem. |
Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:14
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John Gill · 2 Samuel 23:14
And David was then in an hold,.... In a strong hold; the strong hold of Zion, as Josephus (x), or one on a rock near the cave of Adullam, see Ch1 11:15,
and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem; which was about six miles from Jerusalem; the valley of Rephaim lay between that and Bethlehem; so far had they got into the land of Judea, and such footing in it, as to have a garrison so near its metropolis.
(x) Antiqu. l. 7. c. 12. sect. 4.
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Questions about 2 Samuel 23:14
What does 2 Samuel 23:14 say?
2 Samuel 23:14 in the World English Bible reads: “David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.” Read it in the full context of 2 Samuel 23, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is 2 Samuel 23:14 found in the Bible?
2 Samuel 23:14 is in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 23, verse 14, in the Old Testament.
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And three of the thirty - The word שלשים shalishim, which we translate thirty, probably signifies an office or particular description of men. Of these shalishim we have here thirty-seven, and it can scarcely be said with propriety that we have thirty-seven out of thirty; and besides, in the parallel place, 1 Chronicles 11:11-47, there are sixteen added. The captains over Pharaoh's chariots are termed שלשים shalishim, Exo 14:7.
The Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim - This is the same war which is spoken of Sa2 5:17, etc.