2 Samuel 23:22

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

21He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

23He was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three. David set him over his guard.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:7Joab’s men went out after him with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 23:9-39

David's Mighty Men. ( b. c. 1054.) 8 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his… Read the whole commentary →

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