2 Samuel 23:22

Contemporary English Version

Benaiah did these things. He never became one of the Three Warriors, but he was just as famous as they were and certainly just as famous as the rest of the Thirty Warriors. David made him the leader of his bodyguard.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.

Hebrew Names Version
These things did Benayah the son of Yehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

King James Version
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.

English Standard Version
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.

New Century Version
These were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did. He was as famous as the Three.

New English Translation
Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors.

Amplified Bible
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and gained a reputation beside the three mighty men.

New American Standard Bible
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

Geneva Bible (1587)
These things did Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among the three worthies.

Legacy Standard Bible
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

Complete Jewish Bible
These are things that B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada did that earned him a name among the three warrior-heroes.

Darby Translation
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

Easy-to-Read Version
Benaiah son of Jehoiada did many more brave things like that. He was as famous as the Three Heroes.

George Lamsa Translation
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he was renowned among the thirty men.

Good News Translation
Those were the brave deeds of Benaiah, who was one of "The Thirty."

Lexham English Bible
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did and gained a name for himself among the three mighty warriors.

Literal Translation
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things , and had a name among three mighty ones.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This dyd Benaia the sonne of Ioiada, and was a famous man amoge thre Worthies,

American Standard Version
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

Bible in Basic English
These were the acts of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who had a great name among the thirty men of war.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
These thinges did Banaiah ye sonne of Iehoida, and had the name among the three worthies.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

King James Version (1611)
These things did Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among three mightie men.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These things did Banaeas the son of Jodae, and he had a name among the three mighty men.

English Revised Version
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

Berean Standard Bible
These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Banaye, sone of Joiada, dide these thingis;

Young's Literal Translation
These [things] hath Benaiah son of Jehoiada done, and hath a name among three mighty.

Update Bible Version
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

Webster's Bible Translation
These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among three mighty men.

World English Bible
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men.

New King James Version
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and won a name among three mighty men.

New Living Translation
Deeds like these made Benaiah as famous as the Three mightiest warriors.

New Life Bible
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things. His name was respected as well as the three strong men.

New Revised Standard
Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and won a name beside the three warriors.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These things, did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and, he, had a name among three mighty men.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These things did Banaias the son of Joiada.

Revised Standard Version
These things did Benai'ah the son of Jehoi'ada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.

THE MESSAGE
These are the things that Benaiah son of Jehoiada is famous for. But neither did he ever get ranked with the Three. He was held in greatest respect among the Thirty, but he never got included with the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
These things Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did, and had a name as well as the three mighty men.

Contextual Overview

⁸ These are the names of David's warriors: Ishbosheth the son of Hachmon was the leader of the Three Warriors. In one battle, he killed eight hundred men with his spear. ⁹ The next one of the Three Warriors was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite. One time when the Philistines were at war with Israel, he and David dared the Philistines to fight them. Every one of the Israelite soldiers turned and ran, ¹⁰ except Eleazar. He killed Philistines until his hand was cramped, and he couldn't let go of his sword. When Eleazar finished, all the Israelite troops had to do was come back and take the enemies' weapons and armor. The Lord gave Israel a great victory that day. ¹¹ Next was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. One time the Philistines brought their army together to destroy a crop of peas growing in a field near Lehi. The rest of Israel's soldiers ran away from the Philistines, ¹² but Shammah stood in the middle of the field and killed the Philistines. The crops were saved, and the Lord gave Israel a great victory. ¹³ One year at harvest time, the Three Warriors went to meet David at Adullam Cave. The Philistine army had set up camp in Rephaim Valley ¹⁴ and had taken over Bethlehem. David was in his fortress, ¹⁵ and he was very thirsty. He said, "I wish I had a drink from the well by the gate at Bethlehem." ¹⁶ The Three Warriors sneaked into the Philistine camp and got some water from the well near Bethlehem's gate. But after they brought the water back to David, he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out as a sacrifice ¹⁷ and said to the Lord , "I can't drink this water! It's like the blood of these men who risked their lives to get it for me." The Three Warriors did these brave deeds.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:7 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,.... Slew a lion, and two lion-like men of Moab, and an Egyptian of a gigantic stature, 2 Samuel 23:20:

and had the name among three mighty men; of which he was one, and Abishai another, the third Asahel, one of the thirty; or was over them, 2 Samuel 23:24, since thirty are reckoned without him. Abarbinel thinks that the third was Adina, the son of Shiza, the Reubenite, 1 Chronicles 11:42; since thirty were with him, and he at the head of them.