2 Samuel 23:13

American Standard Version (1901)

And three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

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  • 1 Sam 22:1 : 1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
  • 2 Sam 5:18 : 18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
  • 2 Sam 5:22 : 22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
  • 1 Chr 11:15-19 : 15 And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 16 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah, 19 and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
  • 1 Chr 14:9 : 9 Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.
  • Isa 17:5 : 5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing grain, and his arm reapeth the ears; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
  • Mic 1:15 : 15 I will yet bring unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him that shall possess thee: the glory of Israel shall come even unto Adullam.
  • Josh 12:15 : 15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
  • Josh 15:35 : 35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

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    13He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

    14And they stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah saved them by a great victory.

    15And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

    16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
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    8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

    9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 2 Sam 23:14
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    14And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  • 2 Sam 5:16-18
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    16and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

    17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

    18Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 23:1-5
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    1And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing-floors.

    2Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

    3And David's men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?

    4Then David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

    5And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David save the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 22:1-2
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    1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.

    2And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

  • 2 Sam 5:22
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    22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
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    13And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

  • 1 Sam 24:2-3
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    2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

    3And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

  • 1 Sam 23:13
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    13Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

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    2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

    3Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do] these Hebrews [here] ? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who hath been with me these days, or [rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [unto me] unto this day?

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    12But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.

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  • 1 Sam 17:2-3
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    2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

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    1And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
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    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 13:17
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  • 1 Sam 30:15
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    15And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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  • 1 Sam 26:2-3
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    2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

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  • 1 Sam 23:29
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    29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

  • 2 Sam 23:16
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    16And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah.

  • 1 Sam 13:6
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  • 1 Sam 17:41
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    41And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
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    48And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

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  • 2 Sam 23:9-10
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    9And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an 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.

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    18And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah,

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    18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

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  • Judg 15:9
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    1Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.