King James Version
2 Samuel 23:12 in the King James Version says “But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory...” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.”
2 Samuel 23:12 · KJV
He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. into: or, for foraging
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. three: or, the three captains over the thirty
And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But he stood”
H3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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