20 Then (A)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of (B)Kabzeel, who had done great deeds, [a]killed the [b]two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit on a snowy day. 21 And he [c]killed an Egyptian, [d]an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, 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. 22 These things (C)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name [e]as well as the three mighty men. 23 He was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain the reputation of the three. And David appointed him over his bodyguard.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:20 Lit struck
  2. 2 Samuel 23:20 Or two warriors of Moab
  3. 2 Samuel 23:21 Lit struck
  4. 2 Samuel 23:21 Lit a man of appearance
  5. 2 Samuel 23:22 Lit among the

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