1 Chronicles 11:22

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a strong warrior from Kabzeel, did many amazing things. He killed two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went after a lion into a pit in the snow and killed it.

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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

In Context

21He was the most highly regarded of the Three and was their commander, though he was not one of the first Three.

23Another time he killed an Egyptian—a huge man who stood seven feet six inches tall. The Egyptian had a spear whose shaft was as thick as a weaver's rod. Benaiah attacked him with just a club, but he was able to grab the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear.

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Cross References

Joshua 15:21The towns for the tribe of Judah in the far south on the border with Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

1 Samuel 17:34David replied, “Your servant has been looking after his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah, son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

2 Samuel 23:20Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, a strong warrior from Kabzeel, did many amazing things. He killed two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went after a lion into a pit in the snow and killed it.

1 Kings 1:38Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, together with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went and placed Solomon on King David's mule, and led him down to the Gihon Spring.

1 Kings 2:34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned and killed Joab. He was buried at his home in the wilderness.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 11:11-47

David's Mighty Men. ( b. c. 1048.) 10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, a Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.… Read the whole commentary →

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