Eleazar (, ''Eləʻāzār''; 10th or 9th century) was one of the
Three Mighty Warriors and an officer under
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
, according to
2 Samuel
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and
1 Chronicles
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. His father was Dodai or Dodo, and he was a
Benjamite through his ancestor
Ahoah.
While fighting the Philistines at
Ephes Dammim alongside
Jashobeam and
Shammah, the other two warriors of the Three, Eleazar fought so long and hard his hand clamped onto his sword.
Eleazar, as part of the Three, broke through Philistine lines in
Bethlehem
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to get a drink for David from a well near the gate while they were encamped in the
Cave of Adullam, but David poured the water out as a
drink offering
The drink offering (Hebrew: נֶסֶך, ''nesekh'') was a form of libation forming one of the sacrifices and offerings of the Law of Moses.
Etymology
The Hebrew noun ''nesekh'' is formed from the Qal form of the verb ''nasakh'', "to pour," hence ...
to God, saying, "Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?"
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David's Mighty Warriors