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These constitute the list of David's mighty men: ^(C1)Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, ^(C2)the chief of the thirty; he wielded his spear against three hundred ^(F1)whom he killed at one time.

After him was Eleazar the son of ^(C1)Dodo, the Ahohite, who was ^(F1)one of the three mighty men.

He was with David at ^(F1)Pas-dammim ^(C1)when the Philistines were gathered together there to battle, and there was a plot of land full of barley; and the people fled from the Philistines.

But they took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and defeated the Philistines; and the LORD saved them with a great ^(F1)victory.

Now three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while ^(C1)the army of the Philistines was camping in the Valley of Rephaim.

David was then in the stronghold, while ^(C1)the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

And David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"

So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; however, David would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD;