2 Samuel 23:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
2 Samuel 23:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Samuel 23:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Samuel 23:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in the middle of a pit in a time of snow.”
2 Samuel 23:20 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 23:20 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Benaiah son of Jehoiada (son of a man of valour, great in deeds from Kabzeel), he hath smitten two lion-like men of Moab, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit in a day of snow.”
2 Samuel 23:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man, great in exploits, of Kabzeel: he it was that smote two lions of Moab; and he went down and smote a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day. ”
2 Samuel 23:20 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada the sonne of a valiant man, which had done many actes, and was of Kabzeel, slewe two strong men of Moab: he went downe also, and slewe a lyon in the middes of a pit in the time of snowe.”
2 Samuel 23:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:20 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
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:
21 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.
22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
What Does 2 Samuel 23:20 Mean?
2 Samuel 23:20 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free