The Battle is Won

“But Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead.” – 2 Samuel 23:10 There’s a character in the Bible named Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite, who struck down the Philistines and taunted them at the Battle of Pas-dammim. This man was one of three mighty warriors under David’s command, and he was actively engaged in a huge battle wherein the Hebrews and the Philistines were fighting in a bloody standoff. Eleazar was cutting down soldiers left and right, to the point where the Hebrews were able to retreat, because he and his comrades were taking out so many enemy soldiers. At the end of it all, he stood with his sword, surrounded by a pile of enemy bodies,