12But he stood in the middle of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD worked a great victory.


In Context

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 that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword: and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.

12 But he stood in the middle of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD worked a great victory.

13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 23:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:12But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:12He stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated the Philistines: and the Lord gave a great victory.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:12But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and Jehovah wrought a great victory.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:12But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:12and he stationeth himself in the midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and smiteth the Philistines, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation.