2 Samuel 23:20

And 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: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

And Benaiah {H1141} the son {H1121} of Jehoiada {H3077}, the son {H1121} of a valiant {H2428} man {H376}{H381}, of Kabzeel {H6909}, who had done many {H7227} acts {H6467}, he slew {H5221} two {H8147} lionlike men {H739} of Moab {H4124}: he went down {H3381} also and slew {H5221} a lion {H738} in the midst {H8432} of a pit {H953} in time {H3117} of snow {H7950}:

B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada, the son of a valiant man of Kavtze'el, was a man of many exploits. He struck down two lion-hearted men of Mo'av. One day when it was snowing, he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 20:23 (4 votes)

    ¶ Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

  • 2 Samuel 8:18 (4 votes)

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

  • Joshua 15:21 (4 votes)

    And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:22 (3 votes)

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:24 (3 votes)

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

  • Exodus 15:15 (2 votes)

    Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

  • 1 Kings 1:26 (2 votes)

    But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.