2 Samuel 23:23 - Easy To Read Version

Benaiah was even more famous than the Thirty Heroes, [156] but he did not become a member of the Three Heroes. David made Benaiah leader of his bodyguards.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He was more renowned than the Thirty, but he attained not to the [first] Three. David set him over his guard or council.

American Standard Version (1901)

He was more honorable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

Common English Bible

He was famous among the Thirty, but he didn’t become one of the Three. David placed him in command of his own bodyguard.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he was renowned among the three robust men, who were the most noble among the thirty. Yet truly, he did not attain to the three, until David made him his secret advisor.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he was renowned among the three valiant men, who were the most honourable among the thirty: but he attained not to the first three. And David made him of his privy council.

2 Samuel 23:23 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 20:23

Joab was captain of all the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada led the Kerethites and Pelethites.

2 Samuel 23:22

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

2 Samuel 23:24

Asahel, the brother of Joab, was one of the Thirty Heroes. [157] {Other men in the group of Thirty Heroes were}: Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

2 Samuel 8:8

David also took many, many things made of bronze from Tebah [57] and Berothai. (Tebah and Berothai were cities that had belonged to Hadadezer.)

1 Chronicles 27:6

He was the same Benaiah that was a brave soldier from the Thirty Heroes. Benaiah led those men. Benaiah’s son Ammizabad was in charge of Banaiah’s group.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

An enemy might be able to defeat one person, but that enemy can’t defeat two people. \{And three people are even stronger. They are like\} a rope that has three parts wrapped together—it is very hard to break.

1 Samuel 22:14

Ahimelech answered, “David is very faithful to you. Not one of your other officers is as faithful as David. David is your own son-in-law. And David is the captain of your bodyguards. Your own family respects David.