Chapter 23

These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: (2 Samuel 23:8)

David was nothing without his mighty men, and they were nothing without him. He was their leader, but a leader is nothing without followers. These men didn't start as mighty men; many were some of the distressed, indebted, and discontent people who followed David at Adullam Cave (1 Samuel 22:1-2). Followers without a good leader is like sheep without a shepherd.

The truth is, you also cannot be a good leader unless you are a good follower yourself. Every leader must be a follower of Lord Jesus Christ.

and Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all. (2 Samuel 23:39)

Uriah the Hittite is notable among the mighty men because he was the husband of Bathsheba. When David heard of Bathsheba’s relation to Uriah and Eliam and Ahithophel (2 Samuel 3:11), he should have put away every idea of adultery.