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2 Samuel 23

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2 Samuel 23:8 [1] The exploits of these three warriors are outlined in vv 8-11.
2 Samuel 23:8 [1] The exploits of these three warriors are outlined in vv 8-11.
2 Samuel 23:8 [2] 1CH 11:11 lists the number as three hundred, and the number here is thought by some to be a textual error or exaggeration. But there is nothing in the text to suggest a scribal error, and if 800 slain by one man seems incredible, 300—though a much smaller number—still strains credibility. Perhaps divine intervention is the explanation (cf v 12), or Josheb was actually commanding other men but was credited with the victory as if he were alone, a common way to describe military victories.
2 Samuel 23:8 [2] 1CH 11:11 lists the number as three hundred, and the number here is thought by some to be a textual error or exaggeration. But there is nothing in the text to suggest a scribal error, and if 800 slain by one man seems incredible, 300—though a much smaller number—still strains credibility. Perhaps divine intervention is the explanation (cf v 12), or Josheb was actually commanding other men but was credited with the victory as if he were alone, a common way to describe military victories.
2 Samuel 23:17 [3] I.e. Josheb-basshebeth, Eleazar, and Shammah.
2 Samuel 23:17 [3] I.e. Josheb-basshebeth, Eleazar, and Shammah.
2 Samuel 23:18 [4] So two Hebrew mss and Syriac; MT three.
2 Samuel 23:18 [4] So two Hebrew mss and Syriac; MT three.
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