The Bible In Paintings, #158: DAVID & HIS MIGHTY MEN

Bing Images ^ | c.2200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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DAVID

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MIGHTY

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New International Version, emphases added
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C L I C K :

To read 1^st CHRONICLES 11 in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
To see an ANIMATION of 1^st Chronicles

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CHAPTER 11

10 These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors—they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised— 11 this is the list of David’s mighty warriors:

Jashobeam, a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

12 Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty warriors. 13 He was with David at Pas Dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place where there was a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines. 14 But they took their stand in the middle of the field. They defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Abishai Saving David's Life from
the Philistine Giant Ishbi-benob"
as in 2 Samuel 21

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"King David and His Mighty Warriors"

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by JAMES TISSOT

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by JAMES TISSOT

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"King David and his Mighty Men "

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15 Three of the thirty chiefs came down to David to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 16 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. 17 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 18 So the Three broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the Lord. 19 “God forbid that I should do this!” he said. “Should I drink the blood of these men who went at the risk of their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it back, David would not drink it.

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by JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"David Pouring Out the Water"

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World War I Memorial, in
West Kirby Methodist Church, Merseyside, England

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING MEMORY
OF SEVEN MEMBERS
FROM THIS CONGREGATION
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.

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Such were the exploits of the three mighty warriors.

20 Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three. 21 He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits[d] tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors. 25 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

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"Humble Benaiah Pauses to Pray for Success"

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by JAMES TISSOT

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by JON DEVINY

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by WILLIAM ETTY
"Benaiah"

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in "Mirror of Human Salvation," 1360
"Christ Triumphs over the Devil (upper)
Benaya, the Son of Jojadas, Kills a Lion (lower)"

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

David's Mighty Warriors

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 157 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

A r t Q u a l i t y

The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.

Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!

P a c i n g

The pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).

Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?

The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
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[Hebrews 11:6]

At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year's viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: "Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast." Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I've ever spent (I don't recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).

[Red Badger]

Let us not forget that Uriah the Hittite was also one of David’s ‘Mighty Men’......................

[Hebrews 11:6]

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P r e s e n t e d . . F o r . . Y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[Hebrews 11:6]

Indeed he was, emphasis on the past—and passed—tense.

[Red Badger]

AND he had a house close to David’s palace...................

[Hebrews 11:6]

TOO close. I wonder if he suspected that his king and his wife were capable of it all. Indeed, I wonder if THEY suspected.

[Red Badger]

Uriah was a loyal soldier and trusted David through all his campaigns and persecutions by Saul.

He had no idea he was going to be betrayed by those he loved.

Joab made sure of that...............

[stars & stripes forever]

Thank you, Hebrews 11:6

Thriller post this morning. David’s mighty men of valor meant business.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Their loyalty to David as king and commander was remarkable. Why they so obviously "meant business" is an interesting question. The text offers clues without ever examining it per se.

Dan

[abishai]

Ah the good old days. I talked some guys into raiding the Philistine garrison at Bethlehem, just to get a pitcher of the sweet sweet water that was in one of his family's well. We had to fight our way out of the village.

So we bring it to him, and what does he do? He pours it out on the ground!

Anyway, Uriah the Hittite's family is a good study. Do you know who Bath-Sheba's grandfather was? Her father was a man named Eliam...

And Eliam was the son of Ahithophel.

[stars & stripes forever]

GOD no doubt put a spirit of battle in them just as He did Samson.

[Red Badger]

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-egypt-hittites/a/the-hittites

[abishai]

I think the only way Joab stayed on as general was because he had the loyalty of the common soldiers. Joab and David despised each other, even more so after the debacle with Absolom. Joab had all the information to blackmail David as well, which is why David never sacked him after the murders of Abner and Amasa.

[golux]

I will never forget my first visit to the City of David.

I was permitted access to a tunnel, an ancient tunnel, that was being excavated. I saw there was a brownish tinge on the walls of the tunnel.

All around me Israeli archaeologists were using paintbrushes. I asked about the walls - I was informed that these were bronze age tools.

LaterI saw a well, a well at the botton of the tunnel. There was still water flowing through the small creek. It had been hidden for centuries, or more.

It was not in the records of the most “recorded” city in the world. Just a hole, two feet or so by three feet.

David’s secret source of water.

Ignored by the media.

I saw it with my own eyes.

[Red Badger]

I think David feared Joab, because of his ruthlessness.

That is why be basically told young Solomon to get rid of Joab ASAP...............

[Hebrews 11:6]

I’ve always inferred that, aside from the threat of being blackmailed by Joab, David feared him, physically. He didn’t fear Goliath, but he feared Joab’s murderousness, Saul’s insanity, and Nathan’s disapproval.

[Hebrews 11:6]

What a treasured memory! Perhaps Mary-Lou saw it, too—she’s always going on and on and on about her three weeks underground in Jerusalem in 1984.

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Seems to me their fervor for David, treasonously against the reigning king, must have been predicated on knowing that he was God’s anointed future king.

[stars & stripes forever]

True. Patriots all.

[Albion Wilde]

Loved those "forgedbyfaithart.com" pieces. Apparently it is photo illustration posed by models. Wonder how they did the lion?

Forged by Faith Art