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1 Chronicles 11

1 Chron. 11:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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κNow κthree
shalowsh (Hebrew #7969)
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
KJV usage: + fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, + thrice. Compare 7991.
Pronounce: shaw-loshe'
Origin: or shalosh {shaw-loshe'}
of the thirty
shlowshiym (Hebrew #7970)
multiple of 7969; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
KJV usage: thirty, thirtieth. Compare 7991.
Pronounce: shel-o-sheem'
Origin: or shloshiym {shel-o-sheem'}
captains
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
went down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
d to the rock
tsuwr (Hebrew #6697)
from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
KJV usage: edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also 1049.
Pronounce: tsoor
Origin: or tsur {tsoor}
to David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
, into the cave
m`arah (Hebrew #4631)
a cavern (as dark)
KJV usage: cave, den, hole.
Pronounce: meh-aw-raw'
Origin: from 5783
of Adullam
`Adullam (Hebrew #5725)
Adullam, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Adullam.
Pronounce: ad-ool-lawm'
Origin: probably from the passive participle of the same as 5724
; and the host
machaneh (Hebrew #4264)
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
KJV usage: army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
Pronounce: makh-an-eh'
Origin: from 2583
of the Philistines
Plishtiy (Hebrew #6430)
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV usage: Philistine.
Pronounce: pel-ish-tee'
Origin: patrial from 6429
encamped
chanah (Hebrew #2583)
properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
KJV usage: abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Pronounce: khaw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2603)
in the valley
`emeq (Hebrew #6010)
a vale (i.e. broad depression)
KJV usage: dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also 1025.
Pronounce: ay'-mek
Origin: from 6009
of Rephaim
rapha' (Hebrew #7497)
from 7495 in the sense of invigorating; a giant
KJV usage: giant, Rapha, Rephaim(-s). See also 1051.
Pronounce: raw-faw'
Origin: or raphah {raw-faw'}
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went in going and increasing.
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2 Sam. 23:13• 13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. (2 Sam. 23:13)
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1 Chron. 14:9• 9And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (1 Chron. 14:9)

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Adullam,
David,
Encampment,
Philistines,
Rephaim,
Rock,
Three,
Valley of Rephaim

Cross References

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of the thirty captains.
or, captains over the thirty.
2 Sam. 23:13‑39• 13And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.
 14And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
 15And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
 16And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.
 17And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
 18And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
 19Was he not most honorable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
 20And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
 21And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
 22These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
 23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
 24Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
 25Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
 26Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
 27Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
 28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
 29Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,
 30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
 31Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
 32Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan,
 33Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
 34Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
 35Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
 36Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
 37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
 38Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,
 39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. (2 Sam. 23:13‑39)
the cave.
Josh. 12:15• 15The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; (Josh. 12:15)
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1 Sam. 22:1• 1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. (1 Sam. 22:1)
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Mic. 1:15• 15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. (Mic. 1:15)
in the.
1 Chron. 14:9• 9And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (1 Chron. 14:9)
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2 Sam. 5:18,22• 18The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
 22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (2 Sam. 5:18,22)
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Isa. 17:5• 5And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. (Isa. 17:5)
Rephaim.
Josh. 15:8• 8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: (Josh. 15:8)
the giants.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And three of the thirty chiefs went down to the rock to David, to the cave of Adullam, when the army of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim.