20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of [a]a valiant man, which had done many acts, and was of Kabzeel, slew two strong men of Moab: he went down also, and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in the time of snow.

21 And he slew an Egyptian a [b]man of great stature, and the Egyptian had a [c]spear in his hand: but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 23:20 Or, Jesse
  2. 2 Samuel 23:21 Or, a comely man.
  3. 2 Samuel 23:21 Which was as big as a weaver’s beam, 1 Chron. 11:23.

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