1 Chronicles 11:25
23 He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
24 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
26 Now these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
- KJV
- Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
- WEB
- Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he didn’t attain to the three; and David set him over his guard.
- ASV
- Behold, he was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his guard.
- DARBY
- Behold, he was honoured above the thirty, but he did not attain to the [first] three. And David set him in his council.
- BLB
- Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, and to the three he did not attain. And David set him over his guard.
- ÅB
- Fremfor de tretti var han æret, men til de tre nådde han ikke opp. David gav ham plass blant sine fortrolige rådgivere.
- OTB
- Han var æret blant de tretti,
men han nådde ikke opp til de tre.
Og David satte ham over sin livvakt. - B1930
- Fremfor de tretti var han æret, men til de tre nådde han ikke op. David gav ham plass blandt sine fortrolige rådgivere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
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