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21 He was the most renowned[a] of the thirty,[b] and became their commander; but he did not attain to the three.

22 And Benai′ah the son of Jehoi′ada was a valiant man[c] of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds; he smote two ariels[d] of Moab. He also went down and slew a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen. 23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver’s beam; but Benai′ah went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Compare 2 Sam 23.19: Heb more renowned among the two
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Syr: Heb three
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Syr: Heb the son of a valiant man
  4. 1 Chronicles 11:22 The meaning of the word ariel is unknown

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