1 Chronicles 11:22
in 1 Chronicles 11And 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.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.
KJV
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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This verse in 1 Chronicles 11
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBenaiah - slew two lion-like men of Moab - The Targum says, “Benaiah was a valiant man, fearing sin, and of a righteous conduct in Kabzeel; he slew two of the nobles of Moab, who were like two strong lions. He was a great and righteous man as any in the second sanctuary.
This site's exposition
slew two lionlike men of Moab
on 1 Chronicles 11:22-25
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, is the roll's third-ranked man: he kills two lion-like champions of Moab, a lion itself in a pit on a day of snow, and an Egyptian giant of five cubits whom he disarms and kills with the man's own spear. Verse 25 records the reward David gives him, command over his own guard, a position Benaiah still holds at David's death, 1 Ki 1:38, before he inherits Joab's post under Solomon. The Targum reads him as valiant and fearing sin, a righteous man of the second sanctuary, a tradition the bench notes without adopting.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the L ORD ; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the L ORD by Samuel. 4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Benaiah . . . of Kabzeel--a town in the south of Judah (Jos 15:21; It is said that "he had done many acts," though three only are mentioned as specimens of his daring energy and fearless courage. slew two lionlike men of Moab--literally, "lions of God," that is, great lions or champions.
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The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנָיָ֨ה | benayah | Benaiah | H1141 → | 42 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [was] a son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אִֽישׁ־ | ʾish- | a man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| חַ֛יִל | chayil | strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
| רַב־ | rav- | great of | H7227 → | 454 times |
| פְּעָלִ֖ים | pealim | deeds | H6467 → | |
| מִֽן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| קַבְצְאֵ֑ל | kavtzeel | Kabzeel | H6909 → | |
| ה֣וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| הִכָּ֗ה | hikah | he struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֵ֣ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁנֵ֤י | shenei | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| אֲרִיאֵל֙ | ʾariel | Ariel of | H739 → | |
| מוֹאָ֔ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| וְ֠הוּא | vehu' | and he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יָרַ֞ד | yarad | he went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| וְהִכָּ֧ה | vehikah | and he struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאֲרִ֛י | haari | the lion | H738 → | |
| בְּת֥וֹךְ | betokh | in [the] midst of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הַבּ֖וֹר | habor | the pit | H953 → | 66 times |
| בְּי֥וֹם | beyom | on [the] day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ | hashaleg | the snow | H7950 → |
בְּנָיָ֨הBenaiah
benayahH1141 →42 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹיָדָ֧עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
בֶּן־[was] a son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אִֽישׁ־a man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
חַ֛יִלstrength
chayilH2428 →246 times
רַב־great of
rav-H7227 →454 times
פְּעָלִ֖יםdeeds
pealimH6467 →
מִֽן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
קַבְצְאֵ֑לKabzeel
kavtzeelH6909 →
ה֣וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
הִכָּ֗הhe struck down
hikahH5221 →499 times
אֵ֣ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שְׁנֵ֤יtwo
sheneiH8147 →768 times
אֲרִיאֵל֙Ariel of
ʾarielH739 →
מוֹאָ֔בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
וְ֠הוּאand he
vehu'H1931 →1879 times
יָרַ֞דhe went down
yaradH3381 →381 times
וְהִכָּ֧הand he struck down
vehikahH5221 →499 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאֲרִ֛יthe lion
haariH738 →
בְּת֥וֹךְin [the] midst of
betokhH8432 →418 times
הַבּ֖וֹרthe pit
haborH953 →66 times
בְּי֥וֹםon [the] day of
beyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃the snow
hashalegH7950 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 15:21These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:
it leads to
- Genesis 35:21
Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
- Genesis 35:21
Through
1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:18
Shimei son of Ela in Benjamin;
- 2 Samuel 23:8–39
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
- 2 Samuel 20:25
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 1 Kings 4:18
Through
2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 30:14
We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
- 2 Samuel 15:18
and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
- 2 Samuel 20:23
Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
- 1 Chronicles 18:17
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
- 1 Samuel 30:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
