You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.

So Joab and his men marched out to do battle with the Arameans, and they fled before him.

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to David’s aid, striking the Philistine down and killing him. Then David’s men took an oath saying, “You will not go out to battle with us again! You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel!”

Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated,