2 Samuel 23:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 23:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 23:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 23:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
2 Samuel 23:21 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 23:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 23:21 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 23:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he hath smitten the Egyptian man, a man of appearance, and in the hand of the Egyptian <FI>is<Fi> 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.”
2 Samuel 23:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 23:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He also smote the Egyptian, an imposing man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; 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. ”
2 Samuel 23:21 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 23:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he slewe an Egyptian a man of great stature, and the Egyptian had a speare in his hande: but he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.”
2 Samuel 23:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 23:21 in Context — 2 Samuel 23
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.
23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
What Does 2 Samuel 23:21 Mean?
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