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19 In fact, he was praised more than the Three, and he became their commander, but he did not belong to the Three.

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, an energetic warrior from Kabze’el, performed great deeds. He struck the two Lions of God[a] from Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a cistern on a snowy day. 21 He killed an impressive Egyptian, who was armed with a spear. Benaiah went down against him with a staff, snatched the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and killed him with his own spear.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:20 The Hebrew word ariel seems to be made up of two words, lion and God. It seems to refer to some type of elite warriors, analogous to Navy Seals.