Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 2 Samuel
Chapter 23  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 23:13 JFB -> Commentary on 23:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:13 TSK -> Commentary on 23:13 TSK -> Entry for 23:13 WEN -> Notes on 23:13 NTB -> Adullam; Armies; Cave; Eleazar (Eleazer); Philistines; Rephaim TTT -> Harvest, The EBD -> Bethlehem; David; Giants; Jashobeam SBD -> Adullam; Repha-im, The valley of; Shammah 23:13 - [In Context] Once, David was at the cave of Adullam and the Philistine army was down in Rephaim Valley. Three of the Thirty Heroes F150 crawled flat on the ground all the way to that cave to join David. F151
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 23:14 JFB -> Commentary on 23:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:14 TSK -> Commentary on 23:14 TSK -> Entry for 23:14 WEN -> Notes on 23:14 NTB -> Armies; Bethlehem; Garrison; Philistines EBD -> Bethlehem; David; Giants; Hareth; Jashobeam SBD -> Garrison; Shammah 23:14 - [In Context] Another time, David was in the fortress, F152 and a group of Philistines soldiers was in Bethlehem.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 23:15 JFB -> Commentary on 23:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:15 TSK -> Commentary on 23:15 TSK -> Entry for 23:15 WEN -> Notes on 23:15 NTB -> Armies; Bethlehem; Citizens; Loyalty; Philistines TTT -> Wells EBD -> Bethlehem; David; Giants; Hareth; Jashobeam; Rephaim, Valley of SBD -> Shammah 23:15 - [In Context] David was thirsty {for some water from his hometown}. David said, "I wish someone could give me some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem!" {David did not really want this, he was only talking.}
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 23:16 JFB -> Commentary on 23:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:16 TSK -> Commentary on 23:16 TSK -> Entry for 23:16 WEN -> Notes on 23:16 NTB -> Armies; Bethlehem; Citizens; Consecration; Loyalty; Philistines; Unselfishness EBD -> Bethlehem; David; Eleazar; Giants; Hareth; Jashobeam; Rephaim, Valley of SBD -> Shammah UTM -> Devotional using 23:16 23:16 - [In Context] But the Three Heroes F153 fought their way through the Philistine army. These three men got some water from the well near the city gate in Bethlehem. Then the Three Heroes brought the water to David. But David refused to drink the water. He poured it on the ground as an offering to the Lord.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 23:17 JFB -> Commentary on 23:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:17 TSK -> Commentary on 23:17 TSK -> Entry for 23:17 WEN -> Notes on 23:17 NTB -> Armies; Unselfishness EBD -> Bethlehem; David; Giants; Hareth; Jashobeam; Rephaim, Valley of SBD -> Shammah 23:17 - [In Context] David said, "Lord, I can't drink this water. It would be like drinking the blood of the men who risked their lives for me." This is why David refused to drink the water. The Three Heroes did many brave things like that.
FOOTNOTES: F150: Thirty Heroes   These men were David's famous group of very brave soldiers. F151: Three … David   The Hebrew is hard to understand here, but compare 1 Chron. 11:15. F152: fortress   A building or city with tall, strong walls for protection. F153: Three Heroes   These were David's three bravest soldiers.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.