KJV King James Version
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
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2 Samuel 23:12
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
WEB World English Bible
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.
ASV American Standard Version
But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he stationeth himself in the midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and smiteth the Philistines, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
9 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, [one] of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines [that] were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
11 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.
12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
13 And 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.
14 And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.
15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the gate!
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וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בH3320 · ya.tsavto standבְּתוֹךְ־H8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַֽחֶלְקָה֙H2513 · chel.qahportionוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָH5337 · na.tsalto rescueוַיַּ֖ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDתְּשׁוּעָ֥הH8668 · te.shu.ahdeliverance: salvationגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סH1419 · ga.dolgreat: large
Cross-references
Proverbs 21:31The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD.2 Samuel 23:10He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.Psalm 44:2[How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.Psalm 3:8Salvation [belongeth] unto the LORD: thy blessing [is] upon thy people. Selah.
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