The Outlaw Academy
David disciples 400 broken outcasts in the Cave of Adullam into legendary Mighty Men.
Main Characters in S13E1 (4)
David
The shepherd boy who felled Goliath with a sling, hid with 400 outlaws in the Cave of Adullam, and became Israel's anointed warrior-king — "a man after God's own heart" whose line leads to Jesus.
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Eleazar, Son of Dodo
Forged from a broken outlaw in the Cave of Adullam into one of David's Three Mighty Men — who stood alone in the barley field at Pas-dammim and struck down Philistines until his hand froze to his sword.
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Josheb-basshebeth
First among King David's elite Three Mighty Men — forged in the Cave of Adullam and renowned for wielding his spear against 800 enemy soldiers whom he killed at one time.
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Shammah, Son of Agee
Third of David's elite Three Mighty Men — who took his stand in the middle of a plot of lentils when the entire army fled from the Philistines, defended the field single-handedly, and saw the LORD work a great victory.
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The 400 Outlaws of Adullam
The 400 men in distress, in debt, and bitter in soul who fled King Saul's broken kingdom into the Cave of Adullam — and whom David discipled into the legendary Mighty Men of Israel.
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King Saul
Israel's tall first monarch who cowered before Goliath in heavy bronze armor, hurled his spear at David and Jonathan in jealous rage, and broke Israel's oath with the Gibeonites.
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Goliath of Gath
The nine-foot-nine Philistine champion encased in 125 pounds of bronze scale armor who defied the armies of the living God morning and evening for forty days — and fell face down before a single smooth stone from David's sling.
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