THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 23:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And David was then in a hold: and there was a garrison of the Philistines then in Bethlehem.
וְדָוִ֖ד אָ֣ז בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּמַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 22:4And he left them under the eyes of the king of Moab, and they abode with him all the days that David was in the hold.
- 1 Sam 22:5And Gad the prophet said to David: Abide not in the hold, depart, and go into the land of Juda. And David departed, and came into the forest of Haret.
- 1 Sam 13:23And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas.
- 1 Sam 14:1Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is on the other side of yonder place. But he told not this to his father.
- 1 Sam 22:1David therefore went from thence, and fled to the cave of Odollam. And when his brethren, and all his father's house, had heard of it, they went down to him thither.
- 1 Sam 24:22Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.
- 1 Sam 13:4And all Israel heard this report: Saul hath smitten the garrison of the Philistines: and Israel took courage against the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Galgal.
- 1 Sam 14:6And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few.