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2 Samuel 23:20-23

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20 And 1Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man[a] of 2Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels[b] of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.
21 And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.
23 He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
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2 Samuel 23:20-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 23

In this chapter are recorded the last words of David under a divine inspiration, 2Sa 23:1-7; and an account is given of his great men, famous for warlike exploits, particularly of three mighty men who did very marvellous things, 2Sa 23:8-17; and of two others next unto them, which belonged to another class of three, 2Sa 23:18-23; and then of thirty one more, 2Sa 23:24-39; who are all mentioned by name.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 20:23
  • 2. Joshua 15:21

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or the son of Ishhai
  • [b]. The meaning of the word ariel is unknown
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