1 Chronicles 11:21-23
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21 Abishai was even more famous than the Three Heroes.[a] He became their leader, even though he was not one of the Three Heroes.
22 Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel. He was the son of a powerful man.[b] Benaiah did many brave things. He killed two of the best soldiers in Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion. 23 And Benaiah killed a big Egyptian soldier. That man was about 7 1/2 feet[c] tall. The Egyptian had a spear that was very large and heavy. It was as big as the pole on a weaver’s loom. Benaiah had only a club. He grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hands and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:21 Three Heroes Or possibly, “The Thirty Heroes.”
- 1 Chronicles 11:22 powerful man That is, a man from the warrior class ready to protect his people in war.
- 1 Chronicles 11:23 about 7 1/2 feet Literally, “5 short cubits” (2.22 m).
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