Who was chief of David's mighty men and how many men did he kill in one encounter?

2 Samuel 23:8, "These are the names of David's mighty men: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter."

1 Chronicles 11:11, "...this is the list of David's mighty men: Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was chief of the officers; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter."

According to 2 Samuel chapter 23, David's mighty men were led by Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, who killed 800 men in one encounter, however, the same account in 1 Chronicles chapter 11 records David's chief as Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, who killed 300 men in one encounter.


        "Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." (Ecclesiastes 7:3-4, KJV)
        "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 8:15, KJV)

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