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The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
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And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given into your hand Jericho, with its king and mighty men of valor.
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So Joshua arose, and all the fighting men, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.
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he feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
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So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor.
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And when David heard of it, he sent Jo′ab and all the host of the mighty men.
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And he threw stones at David, and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
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Hushai said moreover, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.
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Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men.
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And there went out after Abi′shai, Jo′ab and the Cher′ethites and the Pel′ethites, and all the mighty men; they went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
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David’s Mighty Men
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshe′beth a Tah-che′monite; he was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against eight hundred whom he slew at one time.
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And next to him among the three mighty men was Elea′zar the son of Dodo, son of Aho′hi. He was with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
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Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it; he poured it out to the Lord,
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and said, “Far be it from me, O Lord, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
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These things did Benai′ah the son of Jehoi′ada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
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But Zadok the priest, and Benai′ah the son of Jehoi′ada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shim′e-i, and Re′i, and David’s mighty men were not with Adoni′jah.
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but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benai′ah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother.
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He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths; none remained, except the poorest people of the land.
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These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: Epher, Ishi, Eli′el, Az′ri-el, Jeremiah, Hodavi′ah, and Jah′di-el, mighty warriors, famous men, heads of their fathers’ houses.
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All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chief of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was twenty-six thousand men.
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The sons of Ulam were men who were mighty warriors, bowmen, having many sons and grandsons, one hundred and fifty. All these were Benjaminites.
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David’s Mighty Men and Their Exploits
Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
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This is an account of David’s mighty men: Jasho′be-am, a Hach′monite, was chief of the three; he wielded his spear against three hundred whom he slew at one time.
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And next to him among the three mighty men was Elea′zar the son of Dodo, the Aho′hite.
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Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took and brought it to David. But David would not drink of it; he poured it out to the Lord,
