Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. New Living Translation Once, armed only with a club, he killed an imposing Egyptian warrior who was armed with a spear. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with it. English Standard Version And he struck down an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a staff and snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. Berean Standard Bible He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. King James Bible And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. New King James Version And he killed an Egyptian, a spectacular man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; so he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. New American Standard Bible And he killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. NASB 1995 He killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. NASB 1977 And he killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. Legacy Standard Bible He had also struck down an Egyptian, an impressive man. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. Amplified Bible And he killed an Egyptian, an impressive and handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand, but Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed the man with his own spear. Christian Standard Bible He also killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear. Holman Christian Standard Bible He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear. American Standard Version And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he killed a mighty Egyptian man, a mighty man beautiful of appearance, and there was a sword in the hand of the Egyptian, and he came down against him with a staff, and he took the sword from the hand of the Egyptian, and he killed him with his sword Brenton Septuagint Translation He smote an Egyptian, a wonderful man, and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear as the side of a ladder; and he went down to him with a staff, and snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. Contemporary English Version Another time, he killed an Egyptian, as big as a giant. The Egyptian was armed with a spear, but Benaiah only had a club. Benaiah grabbed the spear from the Egyptian and killed him with it. Douay-Rheims Bible He also slew an Egyptian, a man worthy to be a sight, having a spear in his hand: but he went down to him with a rod, and forced the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slew him with his own spear. English Revised Version And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. GOD'S WORD® Translation And he killed a handsome Egyptian. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand. Benaiah went to him with a club, grabbed the spear from him, and killed him with it. Good News Translation He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man who was armed with a spear. Benaiah attacked him with his club, snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with it. International Standard Version He also killed a soldier from Egypt. Of handsome appearance, the Egyptian carried a spear, but Benaiah attacked him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. JPS Tanakh 1917 and he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man; and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. Literal Standard Version And he has struck the Egyptian man, a man of appearance, and a spear [is] in the hand of the Egyptian, and he goes down to him with a rod, and takes the spear violently away out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slays him with his own spear. Majority Standard Bible He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. New American Bible He likewise slew an Egyptian, a huge man. The Egyptian carried a spear, but Benaiah came against him with a staff; he wrested the spear from the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with that spear. NET Bible He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. New Revised Standard Version And he killed an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but Benaiah went against him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. New Heart English Bible He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature. And the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and killed him with his own spear. Webster's Bible Translation And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. World English Bible He killed a huge Egyptian, and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear. Young's Literal Translation And he hath smitten the Egyptian man, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Egyptian is a spear, and he goeth down unto him with a rod, and taketh violently away the spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, and slayeth him with his own spear. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Mighty Men…20And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. 21He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. 22These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men.… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:51 David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine's sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran. 2 Samuel 23:20 And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. 2 Samuel 23:22 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name alongside the three mighty men. Treasury of Scripture And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 1 Chronicles 11:23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. a man of great stature 1 Samuel 17:51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Jump to Previous Although Appearance Attack Benaiah Benai'ah Club Death Egyptian Egyptian's Goodly Hand Hands Handsome Huge Imposing Impressive Killed Plucked Pulling Rod Slayeth Slew Smitten Smote Snatched Spear Staff Stick Struck Tall ViolentlyJump to Next Although Appearance Attack Benaiah Benai'ah Club Death Egyptian Egyptian's Goodly Hand Hands Handsome Huge Imposing Impressive Killed Plucked Pulling Rod Slayeth Slew Smitten Smote Snatched Spear Staff Stick Struck Tall Violently2 Samuel 23 1. David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises6. The different state of the wicked 8. A catalogue of David's mighty men (21) A goodly man.--The meaning is explained in the parallel place in Chronicles, where he is called "a man of stature," and it is added "five cubits high." Benaiah's exploit, therefore, consisted in coming, armed only with a staff, to this giant Egyptian, wresting his spear from him, and then slaying him with it.Verse 21. - A goodly man. The Hebrew text has "who a sight," for which the Massorites read, "a man of sight," that is, handsome, and worth looking at. In 1 Chronicles 11:23 we find what, no doubt, is the right reading, "a man of measure [equivalent to 'a tall man'], five cubits high." The height of Goliath was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Heוְהוּא־ (wə·hū-) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are also killed הִכָּה֩ (hik·kāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike an Egyptian, מִצְרִ֜י (miṣ·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt a huge מַרְאֶ֗ה (mar·’eh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision man. אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Although the Egyptian הַמִּצְרִי֙ (ham·miṣ·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt had a spear חֲנִ֔ית (ḥă·nîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2595: A lance in his hand, וּבְיַ֤ד (ū·ḇə·yaḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand Benaiah went against וַיֵּ֥רֶד (way·yê·reḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend him אֵלָ֖יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to with a club, בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט (baš·šā·ḇeṭ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe snatched וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל (way·yiḡ·zōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob the spear הַחֲנִית֙ (ha·ḥă·nîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2595: A lance from [his] הַמִּצְרִ֔י (ham·miṣ·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt hand, מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand and killed [the Egyptian] וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ (way·ya·har·ḡê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent with his own spear. בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ (ba·ḥă·nî·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2595: A lance Links 2 Samuel 23:21 NIV2 Samuel 23:21 NLT 2 Samuel 23:21 ESV 2 Samuel 23:21 NASB 2 Samuel 23:21 KJV 2 Samuel 23:21 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 23:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 23:21 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 23:21 French Bible 2 Samuel 23:21 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 23:21 He killed an Egyptian a goodly man: (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |