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After him was Eleazar the son of Dodai the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines who were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away.
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Courage When Others Flee
One powerful interpretation, noted by commentator John Gill, is that the phrase 'the men of Israel were gone away' means the army literally fled. This left Eleazar, David, and the other two mighty men to face the entire Philistine force alone, dramatically highlighting their exceptional courage and loyalty.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Gone away - Rather, this means they went up to battle (2 Samuel 5:19; 2 Kings 3:21, etc.) against them. These words,…
19th Century
Anglican
Dodo the Ahohite. —So in the Hebrew margin here, and so also in 1 Chronicles 11:12; the text here has Dodai, as in [Re…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite Or the son of Ahohi, perhaps the same with Ahoah, a descenda…
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