2 Samuel 23:22
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.
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 Beth-lehem,
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
- These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.
- KJV
- These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
- WEB
- Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.
- ASV
- These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.
- DARBY
- These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.
- BLB
- These [things] Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and he won a name among the three mighty men.
- ÅB
- Dette gjorde Benaja, Jojadas sønn; han hadde et navn blant de tre helter.
- OTB
- Disse handlingene utførte Benaja, sønn av Jojada, og hadde et navn like godt som de tre mektige mennene.
- B1930
- Dette gjorde Benaja, Jojadas sønn; han hadde et navn blandt de tre helter.