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David's Mighty Warriors (also known as David's Mighty Men or the Gibborim; Hebrew: הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים, romanized: hagGībōrīm, lit. 'the Mighty') are a group of 37 men in the Hebrew Bible who fought with King David and are identified in 2 Samuel 23:8–38 , part of the "supplementary information" added to the Second Book of Samuel in ...
Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: [12] "Anointed" (Biblical Hebrew: מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ 13]): "Messiah", a royal title that here refers to David, echoing 2 Samuel 22:51. [11]
The word gibborim is used in the Tanakh over 150 times and applied to men as well as lions (Proverbs 30:30), hunters (Genesis 10:9), soldiers (Jeremiah 51:30) and leaders (Daniel 11:3). The word is also applied to David's Mighty Warriors , a group of 37 men who fought with King David in 2 Samuel 23 :8–38.
"David Entrusts a Letter to Uriah." In the Musée Condé, Chantilly.. David's mighty men were a group of his best 37 fighters (later expanded to around 80). Although the lists of his mighty men (2 Samuel 23:8–39 & 1 Chronicles 11:10–47) are given after David has become king, many of them may have been the loyal followers who stayed with him when he was fleeing King Saul.
King David of Israel is mentioned as having thirty-seven particularly valiant warriors. These warriors are mentioned in 2 Samuel , 23. Pages in category "David's Mighty Warriors"
He was the commander and "most honoured" of the second rank of David's officers, below the three "mighty men". [8] On one occasion, he withstood 300 men and slew them with his own spear. [9] Abishai slew the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob, who threatened David's life. [10] In the Haggadah, this incident is elaborated with miraculous details. [11]
In 1 Chronicles 2:36–37, Zabad is a member of the Tribe of Judah, the family of Hezron and the house of Jahahmeel. He was the son of Nathan and the father of Ephlal. In 1 Chronicles 7:21, Zabad is an Ephraimite of the family of Shuthelah. He was the son of Tanath and the father of Suthelah. In 1 Chronicles 11:41, Zabad is one of King David's
In the Book of Samuel, Shammah (Hebrew: שַׁמָּה) was the son of Agee, a Hararite (2 Samuel 23:11) or Harodite (23:25), and one of King David's three legendary "mighty men". His greatest deed was the defeat of a troop of Philistines. After the Israelites fled from the troop of Philistines, Shammah stood alone and defeated them himself.