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JPS Old Testament

2 Samuel 23:22

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Benaiah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Giants;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mighty Men;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Benaiah;   Giant;   Heleb;   Ithrite, the;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Benaiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Benaiah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bena'iah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Army;   Jehoiada;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benaiah;  

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.
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.
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.
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 the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite; [he lifted up his spear] against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the son of an Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they jeoparded their lives against the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away; 10 he stood firm, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand did cleave unto the sword; and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain. 11 And after him was Shammah the son of Age the Ararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. 12 But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory. 13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam; and the troop of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 14 And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. 15 And David longed, and said: 'Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!' 16 And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David; but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 17 And he said: 'Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this; shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?' therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.

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.


 
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