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Often appears with: conquest, plunder, and captives · treaties, truces, and peacemaking · strategy and the aims of war · samuel · moabites tribute · moabites · military discipline and training · hadad of damascus · euphrates battle · david’s warriors · counsel and advisers to rulers · bethlehem water feat
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The passage describes Philistines and Moabites, Saul’s killing of Ahimelech and his family, then clarifies that David was not killed, and mentions Samuel and Nabal’s deaths.
The Philistines And Of The Moabites, And How Saul Slew Ahimelech And His Family. Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal.
After further war planning, David defeats Philistines, Moabites, and the king of Sophene near the Euphrates, battles Hadad of Damascus, and makes a league with the king of Hamath (Toi).
And The Kings Of Sophene And Of Damascus, And Of The Syrians As Also The Idumeans, In War; And How He Made A League With The King Of Hamath; And Was Mindful Of The Friendship That Jonathan, The Son Of Saul, Had Borne Him. 1. A Litlle while after this, he considered that he ought to make war against the Philistines, and not to see any idleness or laziness permitted in his management, that so it might prove, as God ha…
Josephus lists David’s most courageous warriors, especially three who fight Philistines and fetch water from Bethlehem, then adds Abishai and Benaiah’s feats, including killing a lion in a snow-filled pit.
instruments, and were made of brass. And so much shall suffice to be spoken by us about these instruments, that the readers may not be wholly unacquainted with their nature. 4. Now all the men that were about David were men of courage. Those that were most illustrious and famous of them for their actions were thirty- eight; of five of whom I will only relate the performances, for these will suffice to make manifest …