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1 Chronicles 11:21-23
New English Translation

21 From[a] the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.[b]

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab;[c] he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day. 23 He even killed an Egyptian who was 7½ feet[d] tall. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked[e] him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:21 tn Or “more than.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:21 tn Heb “of the three.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:22 tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אֲרִיאֵל (ʾariʾel) is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בְּנֵי (bene, “sons of”) has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שְׁנֵי, shene).
  4. 1 Chronicles 11:23 tn Heb “5 cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall.
  5. 1 Chronicles 11:23 tn Heb “went down to.”
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