David's Mighty Men – The Movie | The Cave, The Water, and the Last Name on the List.

Full Biblical Story. David's Mighty Men: the cave of Adullam, the water of Bethlehem, who really killed Goliath, and why the list of David's greatest warriors in 2 Samuel 23 ends the way it does.

Around 1000 BC, a hunted David hid in the cave of Adullam, and four hundred men in distress, in debt and discontented gathered to him. Years later, a list of their names was set down at the end of 2 Samuel 23 and again in 1 Chronicles 11. Most names get a single line. A few get a story. The very last name changes how every name before it reads.

In this story:
- Josheb-basshebeth (Jashobeam): eight hundred men at once, or three hundred, depending on which book you read
- Eleazar and the hand that would not let go of the sword
- Shammah and the field of lentils where an army ran
- Three mighty men, a Philistine camp, and the water of the well of Bethlehem that David poured out
- Abishai, and the giant Ishbi-benob
- Benaiah: the lion in the pit on a snowy day, and the Egyptian with a spear like a weaver's beam
- Asahel, swift as a wild roe, and Abner's spear
- Why Joab, David's own commander, is missing from the list
- Elhanan and Goliath: who really struck down Goliath, and why 2 Samuel and Chronicles disagree
- The foreign soldiers in David's army, and Ittai the Gittite
- Ahithophel, the counselor who turned
- What archaeology says: the Tel Dan stele and Khirbet Qeiyafa
- And the last name on the list

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: David's Mighty Men, the Movie
00:39 The Cave of Adullam: 400 Men in Distress
03:19 Josheb-basshebeth: 800 Men at Once (Jashobeam)
06:57 Eleazar and the Hand That Clave to the Sword
10:08 Shammah and the Field of Lentils
13:09 The Water of Bethlehem David Refused to Drink
16:47 Abishai: The Spear Against 300 and the Brother Who Saved a King
20:31 Benaiah and the Lion in the Pit
23:40 Benaiah and the Egyptian With a Spear Like a Weaver's Beam
27:24 Asahel, Swift as a Wild Roe, and Abner's Spear
30:59 Why Joab Is Missing From the List
35:03 Elhanan, Goliath and the Four Giants of Gath
39:34 The Foreigners: Zelek, Igal and Ittai the Gittite
43:19 The Last Name on the List
47:34 Ahithophel: The Counselor Who Turned
51:50 Why the List Exists: Chronicles, Tel Dan and Khirbet Qeiyafa
55:53 Names With No Stories
59:14 The Last Word: Goodnight

Every claim comes from the text of Samuel, Chronicles and Kings, including where the two lists differ. Unanswered questions are marked as unanswered. Details of clothing and setting are imagined.

Names in this story: Josheb-basshebeth, Jashobeam, Eleazar son of Dodo, Shammah son of Agee, Abishai, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Asahel, Abner, Joab, Ishbi-benob, Elhanan, Goliath, Ittai the Gittite, Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheba, Eliam, Ahithophel, Hushai, Nathan, Absalom, Amasa, Solomon.
Places: Adullam, Bethlehem, Hebron, Gath, Gob, Pas-dammim, Jerusalem, Rabbah, Tel Dan, Khirbet Qeiyafa.

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