1 Chronicles 11:23-47

11:23 He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet ¹  tall. The Egyptian had a spear as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked ²  him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 11:24 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors. 11:25 He received honor from ³  the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

11:26 The mighty warriors were:

Asahel the brother of Joab,

Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem, ⁴ 

11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, ⁵ 

Helez the Pelonite, ⁶ 

11:28 Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

Abiezer the Anathothite,

11:29 Sibbekai ⁷  the Hushathite,

Ilai ⁸  the Ahohite,

11:30 Maharai the Netophathite,

Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite,

11:31 Ithai ⁹  son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjaminite territory,

Benaiah the Pirathonite,

11:32 Hurai ¹⁰  from the valleys of Gaash,

Abiel ¹¹  the Arbathite,

11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, ¹² 

Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

11:34 the sons of Hashem ¹³  the Gizonite,

Jonathan son of Shageh ¹⁴  the Hararite,

11:35 Ahiam son of Sakar ¹⁵  the Hararite,

Eliphal son of Ur, ¹⁶ 

11:36 Hepher the Mekerathite,

Ahijah the Pelonite,

11:37 Hezro ¹⁷  the Carmelite,

Naarai son of Ezbai,

11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, ¹⁸ 

Mibhar son of Hagri,

11:39 Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

11:40 Ira the Ithrite,

Gareb the Ithrite,

11:41 Uriah the Hittite,

Zabad son of Achli,

11:42 Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, leader of the Reubenites and the thirty warriors with him,

11:43 Hanan son of Maacah,

Joshaphat the Mithnite,

11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite,

Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,

11:45 Jediael son of Shimri,

and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

11:46 Eliel the Mahavite,

and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam,

and Ithmah the Moabite,

11:47 Eliel,

and Obed,

and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.

¹ tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall.

² tn Heb “went down to.”

³ tn Or “more than.”

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

⁵ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:25 has the variant spelling of “Shammah.”

⁶ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:26 has the variant spelling of “Paltite.”

⁷ tn In 2 Sam 23:27 this individual’s name is given as “Mebunnai.”

⁸ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:28 has the variant “Zalmon.”

⁹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:29 has the variant spelling “Ittai.”

¹⁰ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:28 has the variant spelling “Hiddai.”

¹¹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:31 has the variant spelling “Abi-Albon.”

¹² tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:31 has the variant spelling “Barhumite.”

¹³ tn In 2 Sam 23:32 this individual’s name is given as “Jashen.”

¹⁴ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:33 has the variant spelling “Shammah.”

¹⁵ tn In 2 Sam 23:33 this individual’s name is given as “Sharar.”

¹⁶ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:34 has the variant “Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite.”

¹⁷ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:35 has the variant spelling “Hezrai.”

¹⁸ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 23:36 has the variant “Igal son of Nathan from Zobah.”