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23 He also slew a very tall Egyptian who was five cubits tall. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand that was as big as a weaver’s beam. He attacked him with his staff, and he snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and slew him with his own spear. 24 These were the deeds of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. He was as famous as the Three Brave Warriors. 25 He was more greatly honored than any of the Thirty,[a] but he did not belong to the Three. David assigned him to be in charge of his bodyguard.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:25 The Thirty: these would be David’s best military officers. The list of names in 2 Sam 23 differs somewhat from those given here.