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23 And he killed an Egyptian who was very tall, five cubits tall. The Egyptian held a spear as big as the cross-piece of a cloth-maker. But Benaiah went down to him with a heavy stick and took the spear from the Egyptian’s hand. Then he killed him with his own spear. 24 These are the things Benaiah the son of Johoiada did. His name was well-known like the three powerful soldiers. 25 He was respected among the thirty. But he was not as important as the three. David chose him to be the head of his house soldiers.

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