David’s mighty warriors
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David’s mighty warriors were an elite group of valiant fighters in the Hebrew Bible who distinguished themselves through extraordinary loyalty and heroic exploits in service to King David.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical group
ⓘ
elite military unit ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Philistine conflicts
ⓘ
defense of David at the cave of Adullam ⓘ wars of King David ⓘ water retrieval from Bethlehem well ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Israel
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | House of David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical warriors
ⓘ
Davidic figures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Chronicles 11
ⓘ
2 Samuel 23 ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
courage in battle
ⓘ
loyalty to God’s anointed king ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasMember |
The Thirty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Christian preaching on spiritual warfare
ⓘ
literature about biblical heroism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extraordinary loyalty
ⓘ
heroic exploits ⓘ military prowess ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| notableMember |
Abishai son of Zeruiah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asahel NERFINISHED ⓘ Benaiah son of Jehoiada NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleazar son of Dodai NERFINISHED ⓘ Ithai the Gittite NERFINISHED ⓘ Josheb-basshebeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Shammah son of Agee NERFINISHED ⓘ Uriah the Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | army of King David ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bodyguard of the king
ⓘ
elite shock troops ⓘ leaders within David’s army ⓘ |
| scripturalListIncludes | names of individual warriors ⓘ |
| served | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Masoretic Text NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | United Monarchy of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | heroes of faith in some Christian traditions ⓘ |
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