2 Samuel 23:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ Benaiah also killed a big Egyptian soldier. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand. But Benaiah only had a club in his hand. Benaiah grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hand and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And he slew an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew the man with his own spear.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²¹ He also killed a giant Egyptian who had a spear in his hand. Benaiah went against him armed with a staff. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ He also killed an Egyptian who had a spear in his hand, a man worthy to behold. And yet he had gone down to him with only a staff. And he forced the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and he killed him with his own spear.

2 Samuel 23:21 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:20

Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada. He was the son of a powerful man. He was from Kabzeel. Benaiah did many brave things. Benaiah killed the two sons of Ariel from Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion.

2 Samuel 23:22

Benaiah son of Jehoiada did many brave things like that. Benaiah was as famous as the Three Heroes. [155]

1 Chronicles 11:23

And Benaiah killed a big Egyptian soldier. That man was about 7 1/2 feet {\cf2\super [123]} tall. The Egyptian had a spear that was very large and heavy. It was as big as the pole on a weaver’s loom. {\cf2\super [124]} Benaiah had only a club. Benaiah grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hands and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

Colossians 2:15

God defeated the spiritual rulers and powers. With the cross God won the victory and defeated those rulers and powers. God showed the world that they were powerless.

1 Samuel 17:51

so he ran and stood beside the Philistine. Then David took Goliath’s own sword out of its sheath [163] and used it to cut off Goliath’s head. And that is how David killed the Philistine.