1 Chronicles 11:15

15 Three of the 30 chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam,^[a] while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:15

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)

1 Chronicles 11:15 In-Context

13 He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines had gathered there for battle. A plot of ground full of barley was there, where the troops had fled from the Philistines.

14 But Eleazar and David took their stand in the middle of the plot and defended it. They killed the Philistines, and the Lord gave them a great victory.

15 Three of the 30 chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while the Philistine army was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

17 David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!"

Footnotes

• [a] 1 Sm 22:1