2 Samuel 23:22

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Benaiah son of Jehoiada did many more brave things like that. He was as famous as the Three Heroes.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:18

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites, and David’s sons were priests.

2 Samuel 23:20

Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, from Kabzeel. He was the son of a powerful man. 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.

2 Samuel 23:21

Benaiah also killed a big Egyptian soldier. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, and Benaiah only had 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.

2 Samuel 23:23

Benaiah was even more famous than the Thirty Heroes, but he did not become a member of the Three Heroes. David made Benaiah the leader of his bodyguards.

2 Samuel 20:7

So Joab took the Kerethites and Pelethites and the other soldiers with him and left Jerusalem to chase after Sheba son of Bicri.