Afternoon Service | The Nature of God's Heroes | 2 Samuel 23:8-39 | Dominic Kabaria

2 Samuel 23:8-39 in the Bible lists the names of David's mighty warriors and their exploits against the Philistines: Josheb-Basshebeth: A Tahkemonite who killed eight hundred men Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite: Defeated the Philistines at Pas Dammim Shammah son of Agee the Hararite: Defended a field of lentils and killed Philistines Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah: Chief of the thirty, he killed three hundred men Benaiah the son of Jehoiada: Killed two Moab warriors, a lion, and an Egyptian Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem: A mighty man Shammah of Harod: A mighty man Elika of Harod: A mighty man Helez the Paltite: A mighty man Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa: A mighty man Abiezer of Anathoth: A mighty man The passage also describes an incident where three mighty men brought water from the well of Bethlehem to David after he longed for it. However, David refused to drink it, pouring it out to the Lord instead.