1 Chronicles 11:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; 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.”

1 Chronicles 11:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 11:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 11:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high. In the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.”

1 Chronicles 11:23 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 11:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; 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. ”

1 Chronicles 11:23 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 11:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he hath smitten the man, the Egyptian--a man of measure, five by the cubit--and in the hand of the Egyptian <FI>is<Fi> a spear like a beam of weavers, 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.”

1 Chronicles 11:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 11:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He also smote the Egyptian, a man of stature, five cubits high: and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; 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. ”

1 Chronicles 11:23 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 11:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he slewe an Egyptian, a man of great stature, euen fiue cubites long, and in the Egyptians hand was a speare like a weauers beame: and he went downe to him with a staffe, and plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand, and slewe him with his owne speare.”

1 Chronicles 11:23 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 11:23 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11

21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

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.

23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; 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.

24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.

25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 11:23 Mean?

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