1 Chronicles 11:24

These things did Benaiah ye sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies.

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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 slewe an Egyptian, a man of great stature, euen fiue cubites long, and in the Egyptians hand was a speare like a weauers beame: and he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.

25Behold, he was honourable among thirtie, but he attained not vnto the first three. And Dauid made him of his counsell.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:28And Zadok a yong man very valiant, and of his fathers housholde came two and twentie captaines.

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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