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Next was Eleazar, son of Dodo, son of Ahohi, who was with David when they challenged the Philistines who were gathered there for battle. When he saw the retreat of the Israelites, (2 Samuel 23, 9)
At about harvest time, three of the Thirty went down to David at the cave of Adullam while a band of Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. (2 Samuel 23, 13)
David was in the stronghold while the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. (2 Samuel 23, 14)
David longed for water and said, "Who will give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Bethlehem!" (2 Samuel 23, 15)
At this, the three warriors broke through the Philistine camp, drew water out of the well by the gate of Bethlehem and brought it to David. But David refused to drink of it and poured it out as an offering to Yahweh. (2 Samuel 23, 16)
He was popular among the Thirty but did not equal the Three. David put him in command of his bodyguard. (2 Samuel 23, 23)
Again the anger of Yahweh blazed out against Israel. So he let David harm them in this way, "Count the people of Israel and Judah." (2 Samuel 24, 1)
But after he had the people counted, David felt remorse and said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done, but now, O Yahweh, I ask you to forgive my sin for I have acted foolishly." (2 Samuel 24, 10)
The following day, before David awoke, Yahweh's word had come to the prophet Gad, David's seer, (2 Samuel 24, 11)
"Go, and give David this message: I offer you three things and I will let one of them befall you according to your own choice." (2 Samuel 24, 12)
So Gad went to David and asked him, "Do you want three years of famine in your land? Or do you want to be pursued for three months by your foes while you flee from them? Or do you want three days' pestilence in your land? Now, think and decide what answer I shall give him who sent me." (2 Samuel 24, 13)
David answered Gad, "I am greatly troubled. Let me fall into the hands of Yahweh whose mercy is abundant; but let me not fall into the hands of men." (2 Samuel 24, 14)