1 Chronicles 11:24

These things did Benayah the son of Jehoyada'; and he had a name among the mighty men.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23And he smote an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and he snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.

25Behold, he was indeed more honored than the thirty; but he attained not to the first three. And David appointed him over his private council.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:28Also Zadok, a young man, mighty of valor, and his family division twenty and two chiefs.

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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