◄ 2 Samuel 23:12 ►
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Good News Translation
but Shammah stood his ground in the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. The LORD won a great victory that day.

New Revised Standard Version
But he took his stand in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD brought about a great victory.

Contemporary English Version
but Shammah stood in the middle of the field and killed the Philistines. The crops were saved, and the LORD gave Israel a great victory.

New American Bible
but he took his stand in the middle of the plot, kept it safe, and cut down the Philistines. Thus the LORD brought about a great victory. Such deeds as these the Three warriors performed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.

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2 Samuel 23:10 And when the men of Israel were gone away, he stood and smote the Philistines till his hand was weary, and grew stiff with the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day: and the people that were fled away, returned to take spoils of them that were slain.

Psalm 3:8 Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people.

Psalm 44:2 We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old.

Proverbs 21:31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.

Context
David's Mighty Men
…11And after him was Semma the son of Age of Arari. And the Philistines were gathered together in a troop: for there was a field full of lentils. And when the people were fled from the face of the Philistines, 12He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.13Moreover also before this the three who were princes among the thirty, went down and came to David in the harvest time into the cave of Odollam: and the camp of the Philistines was in the valley of the giants.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:10
And when the men of Israel were gone away, he stood and smote the Philistines till his hand was weary, and grew stiff with the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day: and the people that were fled away, returned to take spoils of them that were slain.

1 Chronicles 11:13
He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and the people fled from before the Philistines.

2 Samuel 23:11
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