KJV King James Version
These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
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2 Samuel 23:22
These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
WEB World English Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
ASV American Standard Version
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These things hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among three mighty.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 23
19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three.
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:
21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: 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 slew him with his own spear.
22 These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his guard.
24 Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
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