July 14, 2005
To be a Mighty Man
There are some people I just can't wait to speak to in heaven. David's Mighty Men are pretty high up on my list.
Jashobeam, a Hachmonite. . . wielded his spear against 300 whom he killed at one time. - I Chronicles 11:11
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man. . . He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. And he struck down an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver's beam, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. - I Chronicles 11:22-25
Abishai, the brother of Joab. . . he wielded his spear against 300 men and killed them. - I Chronicles 11:20
Amazing.
Posted by jonkopp at July 14, 2005 03:21 PM | TrackBackA man that could kill 800 men with a spear in one
skirmish.
2 Samuel 23:8
A loyalty that knew no bounds even to get the king
a drink of water.
2 Samuel 23:13-17
I Chronicles 11:15-19
And my favorite... The man, the lionmen, the lion, and the pit on a snowy day.
1 Chronicles 11:20
1 Samuel 23:20
Funny thing is, makes you wonder what kind of might David possessed to be in charge of these
men? He destroyed an absolute monster as a child, right? All this with due respect to the almighty hand of God.
Wrong random reference on my lion slayer guy.
my bad.
If the Eqyptian was 5 cubits, and 1 cubit is estimated measured at 18 inches, the dude would be 7 foot 6 inches. That's a Shaq-size man.
Posted by: Paul Schafer at July 15, 2005 02:31 PM