2 Samuel 23 · Verse 11

2 Samuel 23:11

And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
2 Samuel 23:11, King James Version

2 Samuel 23:11 in other translations

BSBAnd after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
WEBAfter him was Shammah the son of Agee, a Hararite. The Philistines had gathered together into a troop where there was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
ASVAnd after him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
YLTAnd after him is Shammah son of Agee the Hararite, and the Philistines are gathered into a company, and there is there a portion of the field full of lentiles, and the people hath fled from the presence of the Philistines,
DARBYAnd after him, Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite: the Philistines were gathered into a troop, and there was there a plot of ground full of lentils, and the people had fled before the Philistines;
BBEAfter him was Shammah, the son of Ela the Hararite. And the Philistines came together in Lehi, where there was a bit of land full of seed; and the people went in flight from the Philistines.
WebsterAnd after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were collected into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.

What does 2 Samuel 23:11 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 A piece of ground full of lentiles - In 1Chr 11:13 it is a parcel of ground full of barley. There is probably a mistake of עדשים adashim, lentiles, for שעורים seorim, barley, or vice versa. Some think there were both lentiles and barley in the field, and that a marauding party of the Philistines came to destroy or carry them off, and these worthies defeated the whole, and saved the produce of the field. This is not unlikely.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 23:8-39

David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness. He was thirsty; with the water of that well he had often refreshed himself when a youth, and it was without due thought that he desired it. Were his valiant men so forward to expose themselves, upon the least hint of their prince's mind, and so eager to please him, and shall not we long to approve ourselves to…

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2 Samuel 23:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.Ravand [was] after himH310
שַׁמָּ֥אsha.Ma'ShammaH8037
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
אָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'AgeeH89
הָרָרִ֑יha.ra.Ri[the] HarariteH2043
וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.Fuand they were gatheredH622
פְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
לַחַיָּ֗הla.chai.Yahto <the> LehiH2416
וַתְּהִי\־va.te.hi-and it wasH1961
שָׁ֞םshamthereH8033
חֶלְקַ֤תchel.Kat[the] portion ofH2513
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
מְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhfullH4392
עֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.Shimof lentilsH5742
וְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
נָ֖סnasit fledH5127
מִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440
פְלִשְׁתִּֽים\׃fe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 23:11

  • 1 Chronicles 11:27

    Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:13-14

    He was with David at Pas–dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 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.

  • 2 Samuel 23:33

    Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shammah.
1Ch 11:27
Shammoth the Harorite. the Philistines.
1Ch 11:13,14
into a troop. or, for foraging.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 23:10

    He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the Lord wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.

  • 2 Samuel 23:11

    And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

  • 2 Samuel 23:12

    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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2 Samuel 23:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después de éste fué Samma, hijo de Age Araita: que habiéndose juntado los Filisteos en una aldea, había allí una suerte de tierra llena de lentejas, y el pueblo había huído delante de los Filisteos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et après lui, Shamma, fils d’Agué, Hararite: les Philistins s’étaient assemblés en troupe; et il y avait là une portion de champ pleine de lentilles, et le peuple avait fui devant les Philistins:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nach ihm Schamma, der Sohn Ages, des Harariters. Und die Philister versammelten sich zu einer Schar; und es war daselbst ein Ackerstück voll Linsen; das Volk aber floh vor den Philistern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et post hunc, Semma filius Age de Arari. Et congregati sunt Philisthiim in statione: erat quippe ibi ager lente plenus. Cumque fugisset populus a facie Philisthiim,