397 David’s Army to destroy the Ammonites . It ) הגיבורים ( as well as the elite brigade proves that the elite unit became a powerful brigade with the ability to take part in a battle against an enormous enemy, as we shall see in the analysis of this war below . The elite brigade is mentioned in the Bible as deployed mostly in Jerusalem with its members serving as the Royal Guard that protected the palace as well as the capital . This brigade takes part in domestic campaigns . It is mentioned as protecting King David when he evacu - ates Jerusalem and retreats to Transjordan during Absalom’s revolt It is mentioned as taking part in suppressing Sheba son of . ) 6 : 16 ( Bichri’s revolt ( 20 : 7 ) . This unit supports Solomon in his campaign against Adonijah on the question of who will be the successor to the old king ( David ) , as we shall see below . In the time of King Solomon, we read that sixty warriors ( i . e . two platoons ) surrounded the king’s bed at night ( Song 3 : 7 ) . Ev...
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