Ellen G. White Writings

5161 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.60 (Ellen G. White Estate)

9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated.Dodai, 1 Chr. 27:4

5162 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.61 (Ellen G. White Estate)

10 He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to plunder.

5163 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.62 (Ellen G. White Estate)

11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a piece of ground full of lentils. So the people fled from the Philistines.

5164 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.63 (Ellen G. White Estate)

12 But he stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

5165 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.64 (Ellen G. White Estate)

13 Then three of the thirty chief men went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam. And the troop of Philistines encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

5166 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.65 (Ellen G. White Estate)

14 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

5167 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.66 (Ellen G. White Estate)

15 And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

5168 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.67 (Ellen G. White Estate)

16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord .

5169 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.68 (Ellen G. White Estate)

17 And he said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this! Is this not the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things were done by the three mighty men.

5170 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.69 (Ellen G. White Estate)

18 Now Abishai the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of another three. He lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name among these three.So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. thirty; Tg. the mighty men

5171 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.70 (Ellen G. White Estate)

19 Was he not the most honored of three? Therefore he became their captain. However, he did not attain to the first three.

5172 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.71 (Ellen G. White Estate)

20 Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.Lit. great of acts

5173 NKJV Bible in 365 Days, p. 89.72 (Ellen G. White Estate)

21 And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.Lit. a man of appearance