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21 He was considered twice as great as the Group of Three. He became their commander. But he did not belong to the Group of Three.

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a courageous man from Kabze’el, did great things. He struck down two Lions of God[a] from Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern[b] on a snowy day. 23 He also killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian was holding a spear like a weaver’s beam. Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and killed him with his own spear.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:22 The Hebrew word ariel seems to be made up of two words, lion and God. It apparently is the title of some type of elite warriors, like Navy Seals.
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Or pit