²²Benaiah son of Jehoiada^a was the son of a brave man^E from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab,^F and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

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EOr was a valiant man
FOr He killed two Moabite warriors

Cross references

a 2Sm 8:18; 20:23; 23:20–23; 1Kg 1:8; 1Ch 18:17; 27:5–6,34

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

NLTNew Living Translation

There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a strong man from Kabzeel, one who did great deeds. He himself struck down two sons of Ariel of Moab. And he himself went down and struck down a lion within a pit on a snowy day.

KJV 1900King James Version

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

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