2 Samuel 23:12

Webster's Bible (1833)

But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

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  • 2 Sam 23:10 : 10 He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.
  • Ps 3:8 : 8 Salvation belongs to Yahweh. Your blessing be on your people. Selah.
  • Ps 44:2 : 2 You drove out the nations with your hand, But you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, But you spread them abroad.
  • Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle; But victory is with Yahweh.

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  • 2 Sam 23:10-11
    2 verses
    83%

    10He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil.

    11After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

  • 1 Chr 11:13-14
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

    14They stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.

  • 1 Sam 17:45-52
    8 verses
    76%

    45Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

    46This day will Yahweh deliver you into my hand; and I will strike you, and take your head from off you; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild animals of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

    47and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn't save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh's, and he will give you into our hand.

    48It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

    49David put his hand in his bag, and took there a stone, and slang it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.

    50So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine, and killed him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

    51Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath of it, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

    52The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 17:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

    2Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

    3The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

  • 1 Sam 17:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25The men of Israel said, Have you seen this man who is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.

    26David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  • 1 Sam 23:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • 1 Sam 23:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1They told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and are robbing the threshing floors.

    2Therefore David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go and strike these Philistines? Yahweh said to David, Go, and strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.

  • 1 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    73%

    16David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:35-37
    3 verses
    73%

    35I went out after him, and struck him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.

    36Your servant struck both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.

    37David said, Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and Yahweh shall be with you.

  • 1 Sam 17:40-41
    2 verses
    73%

    40He took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

    41The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

  • 1 Sam 17:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come out to set your battle in array? am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

    9If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall you be our servants, and serve us.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    72%

    25David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    72%

    23As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

  • 2 Sam 23:13
    71%

    13Three of the thirty chief men went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 2 Sam 21:17
    71%

    17But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you don't quench the lamp of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 19:5
    71%

    5for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?

  • 1 Chr 14:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

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

    10David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
    70%

    13The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    70%

    13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them;

  • 1 Sam 14:23
    70%

    23So Yahweh saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.

  • Judg 15:9
    70%

    9Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

  • 2 Sam 3:18
    70%

    18now then do it; for Yahweh has spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.

  • Judg 3:31
    70%

    31After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who struck of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad: and he also saved Israel.

  • 2 Sam 5:19
    70%

    19David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    70%

    54David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

  • 1 Sam 22:10
    70%

    10He inquired of Yahweh for him, and gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

  • 2 Sam 21:19
    70%

    19There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite's brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

  • 1 Chr 20:7
    70%

    7When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother killed him.