John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 23:19

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Was he not most honourable of three? etc.] He was; who, besides the exploit here mentioned, did many other things; he went down with David into Saul’s camp, and took away his spear and cruse, which were at his bolster, (<092606>1 Samuel 26:6-12); he relieved David when in danger from Ishbibenob the giant, (<102116>2 Samuel 21:16,17); he beat the Edomites, and slew eighteen thousand of them in the valley of salt, (<131812>1 Chronicles 18:12): therefore he was their captain; of the other two, or was head over them, took rank before them: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three; for fortitude, courage, and warlike exploits, namely, to the Tachmonite, Eleazar, and Shammah.

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