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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
But he stood in the midst of the ground,.... The field of lentiles:
and defended it; the field, so that the Philistines could not ravage it, and get food and forage from it:
and slew the Philistines; made a great slaughter among them, entirely routed them, so that they that escaped his sword were obliged to flee:
and the Lord wrought a great victory; to whom the glory of it belonged; a similar fact is ascribed to Eleazar before mentioned in 1 Chronicles 11:13; and, indeed, it seems to be the same, and in which they were both concerned; for it is plain from the account that there were more than one engaged in this action, since it is there said, "and they set themselves in the midst of that parcel"; and though that parcel of ground is said there to be full of barley, it may easily be reconciled by observing, that one part of it might be sowed with barley, and the other part with lentiles; so the Targum in 1 Chronicles 11:13; for it was half lentiles and half barley; and Eleazar might be placed to defend the one, and Shammah the other; from whence it appears it was about March when this action was, at the latter end of which barley harvest began.
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Gill, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:12". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https:/
Geneva Study Bible
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a h great victory.(h) Which has no respect for many or few, when he will show his power.
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Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:12". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https:/
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
Lord wrought — How great soever the bravery of the instruments is, the praise of the achievement is to be given to God. These fought, but God wrought the victory.
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Wesley, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:12". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". https:/
John Trapp Complete Commentary
2 Samuel 23:12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.
Ver. 12. In the midst of the ground, and defended it,] i.e., That part of the ground that had the lentiles; as Eleazar had done that part that had the barley. It was for provender, and about harvest, that they skirmished mostly. [1 Samuel 23:1]
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Trapp, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:12". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https:/
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
Defended it; that the Philistines could neither burn, nor tread it down and spoil it or carry it away.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.- the Lord
- 10; Psalms 3:8; 44:2; Proverbs 21:31
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Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:12". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". https:/
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