Discovery Box2 Samuel 23:19-23 
Context23:19 From 1 the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.
23:20 Benaiah son of Jehoida was a brave warrior 2 from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. 3 He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day. 23:21 He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. 4 The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked 5 him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. 23:22 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors. 23:23 He received honor from 6 the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
1 tn Or “more than.”
2 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
3 tc Heb “the two of Ariel, Moab.” The precise meaning of אריאל is uncertain; some read “warrior.” The present translation assumes that the word is a proper name and that בני, “sons of,” has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note the preceding שׁני).
4 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew
5 tn Heb “and he went down to.”
6 tn Or “more than.”
