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• Josheb-basshebethPeople

  Josheb-basshebeth was a Tahchemonite, the first of David's mighty men and chief of the captains, who is recorded as having slain eight hundred men at one time (2 Samuel 23:8). He is generally identified with Jashobeam of 1 Chronicles 11:11.

• 1 Chronicles 20Bible

  1 Chronicles 20 briefly records Joab's capture of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, followed by the victories of David's mighty men over the descendants of the Philistine "giant."

• HittitesBible

  The Hittites were one of the peoples of the land of Canaan mentioned in the Old Testament. Ephron, who sold Abraham the field containing the cave of Machpelah, and Uriah, one of David's mighty men, were Hittites.

• 2 Samuel 23Bible

  2 Samuel 23 contains the last words of David (vv. 1–7) and the names and exploits of David's mighty men (vv. 8–39). The final name on the list is Uriah the Hittite.

• 1 Chronicles 11Bible

  1 Chronicles 11 recounts how all Israel made David king at Hebron and how David captured Jebus (Jerusalem) and made it the city of David. The chapter also contains a list of David's mighty men.

• EliamPeople

  Eliam is a name that appears twice in 2 Samuel: once for the father of Bathsheba, and once for the son of Ahithophel, one of David's mighty men. The text does not state directly whether the two are the same person.

• BenaiahPeople

  Benaiah was a warrior who commanded King David's bodyguard and, under King Solomon, succeeded Joab as commander of the army. He appears in 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles.

• UriahPeople

  Uriah was a Hittite warrior who fought in King David's army and was the husband of Bathsheba. After committing adultery with Bathsheba, David arranged for him to be killed in battle (2 Samuel 11).

• AhithophelPeople

  Ahithophel the Gilonite was a counselor to King David, an official who devised plans and gave advice to the king. He joined Absalom's rebellion, and when his counsel was not followed, he took his own life in his hometown.

• TekoaBible

  Tekoa was a town of Judah south of Bethlehem, on the edge of the Judean wilderness. It was the hometown of the prophet Amos and the home of the "wise woman" who urged David to allow Absalom's return.

• AnathothBible

  Anathoth was a priestly city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin and the hometown of the prophet Jeremiah. It is best known for the account of Jeremiah's purchase of a field there during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem.

• AbishaiPeople

  Abishai was the son of Zeruiah, David's sister, and the brother of Joab and Asahel. One of David's military commanders and mighty men, he took part in the night raid on Saul's camp and in the suppression of rebellions, and he rescued David from a Philistine giant.

• 1 Chronicles 12Bible

  1 Chronicles 12 records the warriors and troops from each tribe who gathered to David, from the time he was hiding at Ziklag until he was made king over all Israel at Hebron.

• 2 Samuel 24Bible

  2 Samuel 24, the final chapter of 2 Samuel, recounts how David takes a census and then recognizes his sin. Of the three punishments announced by the prophet Gad, a pestilence falls on Israel. The plague ceases after David buys the threshing floor of Araunah and builds an altar there.

• AbihailPeople

  Abihail is a personal name in the Old Testament borne by several individuals, both men and women. The best known are the father of Esther, the daughter of Eliab (David's elder brother), and the father of the Levite Zuriel.

• Psalm 52Bible

  Psalm 52 is a psalm of David that contrasts the downfall of the mighty man, who boasts in evil schemes and trusts in his wealth, with the thanksgiving of the psalmist, who trusts in the mercy of God.

• BoazPeople

  Boaz is a man of Bethlehem who appears in the Book of Ruth. He married Ruth, a Moabite woman, and fathered Obed. He was the great-grandfather of David and is listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Matthew.

• David's CensusBible

  David's census was the event in which King David had the fighting men of Israel and Judah counted, after which a plague struck the people; the plague ended when he built an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah. The account appears in 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21.

• David and GoliathBible

  David and Goliath is an event recorded in 1 Samuel 17, in which the shepherd David struck down the Philistine champion Goliath with a sling in the Valley of Elah.