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21 Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three.

22 (A)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, mighty in deeds, struck down the [a]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. 23 He had also struck down an Egyptian, [b]an impressive man, [c]five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was (B)a spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Or two lion-like heroes of
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:23 Lit a man of appearance
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:23 Approx. 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm