1 Chronicles 11:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

Of the thirty captains

2 Samuel 23:13

The cave

Joshua 12:15

1 Samuel 22:1

Micah 1:15

In the

1 Chronicles 14:9

2 Samuel 5:18

Isaiah 17:5

Bible References

Of the thirty captains

Then three of the thirty chief men went down and came to David at harvest time in the cave of Adullam, while an army of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

The cave

the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s house heard about it, they went down there to him.

Moreover, I will bring on you
The one who takes possession,
O inhabitant of Mareshah (Prominent Place).
The glory (nobility) of Israel will enter Adullam [seeking refuge].

In the

Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.

Now the Philistines had come and spread out [for battle] in the Valley of Rephaim.

“And it will be like the reaper gathering the standing grain,
As his arm harvests the ears of grain;
Yes, it will be like one gleaning ears of grain
In the [fertile] Valley of Rephaim.