2 Samuel 23:21 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 23:21

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He slew an Egyptian - This man in 1Ch 11:23 is stated to have been five cubits high, about seven feet six inches. He went down to him with a staff - I have known men who, with a staff only for their defense, could render the sword of the best practiced soldier of no use to him. I have seen even a parallel instance of a man with his staff being attacked by a soldier with his hanger; he soon beat the weapon out of the soldier’s hand, and could easily have slain him with his own sword.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהוּא־	ve.hu'-	and he	H1931 →
הִכָּה֩	hi.Kah	he struck down	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אִ֨ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
מִצְרִ֜י	mitz.Ri	Egyptian	H4713 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'a.Sher	a man of	H376 →
מַרְאֶ֗ה	mar.'Eh	appearance	H4758 →
וּבְיַ֤ד	u.ve.Yad	and [was] in [the] hand of	H3027 →
הַמִּצְרִי֙	ha.mitz.Ri	the Egyptian	H4713 →
חֲנִ֔ית	cha.Nit	a spear	H2595 →
וַיֵּ֥רֶד	vai.Ye.red	and he went down	H3381 →
אֵלָ֖יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט	ba.Sha.vet	with the staff	H7626 →
וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל	vai.yig.Zol	and he seized	H1497 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַחֲנִית֙	ha.cha.Nit	the spear	H2595 →
מִיַּ֣ד	mi.Yad	from [the] hand of	H3027 →
הַמִּצְרִ֔י	ha.mitz.Ri	the Egyptian	H4713 →
וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ	vai.ya.har.Ge.hu	and he killed him	H2026 →
בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃	ba.cha.ni.To	with own spear his	H2595 →

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Colossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
leads to
- Hebrews 2:14
  Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 4:8
  This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
- Matthew 12:29
  Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
- John 12:31–32
  Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- Isaiah 53:12
  Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the…
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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…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 21:9
  The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take…
- Hebrews 11:34
  quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
Through
1 Chronicles 11:23
He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:7
  The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.

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