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23 He had also struck down an Egyptian, [a]an impressive man, [b]five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was (A)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. 24 These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men. 25 Behold, he was honored among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David appointed him over his guard.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:23 Lit a man of appearance
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:23 Approx. 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm