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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two [sons of] Ariel of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
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He also killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver's beam, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
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These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.
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He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
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The fighting men were: Joab's brother Asahel, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,