2 Samuel 23:22

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21he, also smote an Egyptian, who was of valiant bearing, and, in the hand of the Egyptian, was a spear, but he went down unto him with a staff,—and wrested the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear.

23He was the most honourable, of thirty, although, unto the three, he attained no,—so David added him to his council.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:7Then went out after him—the men of Joab, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men,—and they went out from Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba 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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