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2 Samuel 23:20

And 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: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:

KJV

Et Banaias filius Jojadæ viri fortissimi, magnorum operum, de Cabseel. Ipse percussit duos leones Moab, et ipse descendit, et percussit leonem in media cisterna in diebus nivis.

Vulgate

καὶ Βαναίας υἱὸς Ἰωδᾶε, ἀνὴρ αὐτὸς πολλοστὸς ἔργοις ἀπὸ Καβεσεήλ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπάταξεν τοὺς δύο υἱοὺς Ἀριὴλ τοῦ Μωάβ· καὶ αὐτὸς κατέβη καὶ ἐπάταξε τὸν λέοντα ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λάκκου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς χιόνος.

LXX

And 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.

ASV

וּ/בְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן אִֽישׁ חי חַ֛יִל רַב פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽ/קַּבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠/הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְ/הִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת ה/אריה הָ/אֲרִ֛י בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ הַ/בֹּ֖אר בְּ/י֥וֹם הַ/שָּֽׁלֶג

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JehoiadaBenaiah

In the original Hebrew

21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרִיאֵל֙
'ry'l
proper_noun · 2×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
בְּנָיָ֧הוּ
bnyhv
proper_noun · 42×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בֽוֹר
bvr
noun · 68×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
וֹ
v
noun · 38×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע
yhvyd'
proper_noun · 51×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מוֹאָ֔ב
mv'b
proper_noun · 180×
קַבְצְאֵ֑ל
qbts'l
proper_noun · 3×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שָּֽׁלֶג
shlg
noun · 20×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 11:22 — 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.
  • 1Chr 11:22 — 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.
  • 1Chr 12:8 — And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like th
  • 1Chr 27:6 — This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.
  • 2Sam 8:18 — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
  • 2Sam 8:18 — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
  • 2Sam 20:23 — Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
  • Josh 15:21 — And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,