1 Chronicles 11
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1 Chronicles 11:20-25

20As for 1AbshaiH52 the brotherH251 of JoabH3097, he was chiefH7218 of the 2thirtyH7970, and he wieldedH5782 his spearH2595 againstH5921 threeH7969 hundredH3967 3and killedH2491 them; and he had a nameH8034 4as well as the 5thirtyH7970. 21Of the threeH7969 in the secondH8147 rank he was the mostH4480 honoredH3513, and he becameH1961 their commanderH8269; however, he did not attainH935 the reputation of the first threeH7969.

226BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077, the sonH1121 of a warriorH376H2428 of KabzeelH6909, mightyH7227 in deedsH6467, struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 the 7twoH8147 sons of ArielH739 of MoabH4124. He also wentH3381 downH3381 and struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 a lionH738 insideH8432 a pitH953 on a snowyH7950 dayH3117. 23And he killedH5221 an EgyptianH4713, a manH376 of great statureH4060 8fiveH2568 cubitsH520 tall. Now in the Egyptian’sH4713 handH3027 was 9a spearH2595 like a weaver’sH707 beamH4500, but he wentH3381 downH3381 to him with a clubH7626 and snatchedH1497 the spearH2595 from the Egyptian’sH4713 handH3027 and killedH2026 him with his own spearH2595. 24BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 didH6213 theseH428 thingsH428, and had a nameH8034 10as well as the threeH7969 mightyH1368 menH1368. 25BeholdH2009, he was honoredH3513 amongH4480 the thirtyH7970, but he did not attainH935 the reputation of the first threeH7969; and DavidH1732 appointedH7760 him overH5921 his bodyguardH4928.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 11:20 In 2 Sam 23:18, Abishai ↩
  2. 2. 1 Chronicles 11:20 As in Syriac; MT three ↩
  3. 3. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Lit slain ones ↩
  4. 4. 1 Chronicles 11:20 Lit among the ↩
  5. 5. 1 Chronicles 11:20 As in Syriac; MT three ↩
  6. 6. 1 Chronicles 11:22 2 Sam 8:18 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Chronicles 11:22 Or two lion-like heroes of ↩
  8. 8. 1 Chronicles 11:23 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m ↩
  9. 9. 1 Chronicles 11:23 1 Sam 17:7 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Chronicles 11:24 Lit among the ↩

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