2 Samuel 23:21 - The Scriptures 1998

²¹ And he smote a Mitsrite, an impressive man. And the Mitsrite had a spear in his hand, so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Mitsrite’s hand, and slew him 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

And Benayahu was the son of Yehoyaḏ

2 Samuel 23:22

This is what Benayahu son of Yehoyaḏ

1 Chronicles 11:23

And he smote a Mitsrian, a man of great height, five cubits tall. And in the Mitsrian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam, and he went down to him with a staff and wrenched the spear out of the Mitsrian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

Colossians 2:15

Having stripped the principalities and the authorities, He made a public display of them, having prevailed over them in it.

1 Samuel 17:51

Then Dawiḏ