1 Chronicles 11:25

1 Chronicles 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
• New International Version (NIV)He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was renowned among the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. And David set him over his bodyguard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed he was more honored than the thirty, but he did not attain to the first three. And David appointed him over his guard.

Context of 1 Chronicles 11:25

23Benaiah also killed a very big Egyptian man who was 2.3 metres tall. The Egyptian held a spear that was thick and heavy, like a big tree. Benaiah attacked him with a heavy stick. He took the spear from the Egyptian's hand and he used it to kill him. 24Those were some things that Jehoiada's son Benaiah did. He became as famous as the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’. He received more honour than the other 30 great soldiers, but he did not belong to the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’. David made him the leader of his own special soldiers who were his guards. 26These men were also David's great soldiers: Joab's brother Asahel. Elhanan, Dodo's son, from Bethlehem. 27Shammoth, from Harod's clan. Helez, from Pelon's clan.

1 Chronicles 11:25 word by word

מִן־הַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗ים הִנּ֤וֹ נִכְבָּד֙ ה֔וּא וְאֶל־הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָ֑א וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ דָוִ֖יד עַל־מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• he was honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• among the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• but attainedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• and Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
• him over his guardמִשְׁמַ֫עַתmishma‛ath · guardH4928

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:25

• 1 Chronicles 11:21He was not one of the ‘Three Brave Soldiers’ but he received more honour than the other 30 great soldiers. So he became their leader.
• 2 Samuel 20:23Joab was the officer who led all Israel's army. Jehoiada's son Benaiah was the leader of the king's personal guards.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25David set him over his guard - "Made him chief ruler over his disciples." - T. For other particulars, see the notes on the parallel places, where the subject is farther considered.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-47Verses 10-47 An account is given of David's worthies, the great men who served him. Yet David reckoned his success, not as from the mighty men that were with him, but from the mighty God, whose presence is all in all. In strengthening him, they strengthened themselves and their own interest, for his advancement was theirs. We shall gain by what we do in our places for the support of the kingdom of the Son of David; and those that are faithful to Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-47This story about David's mighty warriors shows that Israel's best and bravest men supported him, along with all of Israel (compare 2 Samuel 23:8–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. David set him over his guard--the Cherethites and Pelethites that composed the small bodyguard in immediate attendance on the king.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 11:25

• Armies
• Benaiah
• King

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary