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19 He was the most famous of the Thirty.[a] He became their commander, but he wasn’t among the Three.

20 Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was a hero from Kabzeel who performed great deeds. He killed the two sons[b] of Ariel from Moab. He once went down into a pit and killed a lion on a snowy day. 21 He also killed a giant[c] Egyptian who had a spear in his hand. Benaiah went against him armed with a staff. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:19 Syr; cf 1 Chron 11:25; MT Wasn’t he the most famous of the Three?
  2. 2 Samuel 23:20 LXX; MT lacks sons.
  3. 2 Samuel 23:21 MT handsome; cf 1 Chron 11:23

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