2 Samuel 23:12 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 23:12

But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Notice, the victory was the Lord’s doing, but Shammah had to take his stand and defend the crop. He had a part to play! For us, this will always be the case.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב	vai.yit.ya.Tzev	and he took his stand	H3320 →
בְּתוֹךְ־	be.tokh-	in [the] middle of	H8432 →
הַֽחֶלְקָה֙	ha.chel.Kah	the portion	H2513 →
וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ	vai.ya.tzi.Le.ha	and he delivered it	H5337 →
וַיַּ֖ךְ	vai.Yakh	and he struck down	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה	te.shu.'Ah	a deliverance	H8668 →
גְדוֹלָֽה׃ ס	ge.do.Lah	great	H1419 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
leads to
- Psalms 20:7
  Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
- Isaiah 31:1
  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…
- Psalms 33:17–18
  A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
- Psalms 147:10
  He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
- Psalms 68:20
  Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
Through
Psalms 3:8
Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
leads to
- Isaiah 43:11
  I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
- Jonah 2:9
  But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
- Psalms 37:39–40
  The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

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06About 2 Samuel

Where the connections lead

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