Add parallel Print Page Options

21 He was twice as renowned[a] among the three[b] and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three. 22 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a strong man[c] from Kabzeel, one who did great deeds. He himself struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab. And he himself went down and struck down a lion within a pit on a snowy day. 23 And he himself struck down an Egyptian man, a large man five cubits tall. And in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear like a weaver’s beam. But he went down to him with a club and seized the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his own spear.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Literally “he was glorified double”
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:21 Other manuscripts have “thirty,” which makes better sense in the context
  3. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Literally “a son of a strong man”

21 He was doubly honored above the Three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.

22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,(A) performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.(B) 23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits[a] tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod(C) in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:23 That is, about 7 feet 6 inches or about 2.3 meters