1 Chronicles 11:11

11 Here is the record of David’s mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle.

1 Chronicles 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:11

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)

1 Chronicles 11:11 In-Context

9 And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.
10 These are the leaders of David’s mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the LORD had promised concerning Israel.
11 Here is the record of David’s mightiest warriors: The first was Jashobeam the Hacmonite, who was leader of the Three—the mightiest warriors among David’s men. He once used his spear to kill 300 enemy warriors in a single battle.
12 Next in rank among the Three was Eleazar son of Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah.
13 He was with David when the Philistines gathered for battle at Pas-dammim and attacked the Israelites in a field full of barley. The Israelite army fled,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 2 Sam 23:8 ); Hebrew reads leader of the Thirty, or leader of the captains.
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