In an hold - In “the hold” 1 Chronicles 11:16 close to the cave of Adullam (marginal reference note). It shows the power and daring of the Philistines that they should hold a post so far in the country as Bethlehem.
Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 23:14
2 Samuel 23:14
14 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.