but Eleazar and David held their ground in the middle of the field and beat back the Philistines. So the Lord saved them by giving them a great victory.
Parallel translations
- WEB They stood in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh saved them by a great victory.
- KJV And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
- BSB But Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
- NKJV But they stationed themselves in the middle of that field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.
- NASB But they took their stand in the midst of the plot and defended it, and defeated the Philistines; and the Lord saved them with a great victory.
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Quick answer
Eleazar (with David) held the field, struck down the Philistines, and Yahweh saved them with a great victory. The triumph is credited to God.
Overview
Standing their ground, these warriors defended the plot and defeated the Philistines, but the Chronicler insists 'Yahweh saved them by a great victory.' Human courage and divine deliverance work together, with God receiving the glory. This pattern, where God wins the decisive victory through His servants, points to the ultimate salvation accomplished by God in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 144:10You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.
- Prov 21:31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.
- 1 Sam 14:23So Yahweh saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
- Ps 18:50He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
- 2 Sam 23:10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.
- 1 Sam 19:5for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
- 2 Kgs 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Yahweh had given victory to Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
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