1 Chronicles 11:22 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Benaiah, son of a valiant man, performed many feats, killing two mighty Moabites and a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
What Does 1 Chronicles 11:22 Mean?
Attention turns to Benaiah, a warrior of many deeds. The chronicler recounts his most famous acts: he struck down two formidable Moabite champions, and he descended into a pit to kill a lion in the snow, the harshest of conditions for the deadliest of foes.
Benaiah ran toward danger that others would flee. To climb down into a pit with a lion, in the snow, is to face peril at its worst with steady courage. Such boldness, given for the king and his cause, is honored here. It pictures the kind of resolve God can use, a courage that does not wait for safe ground but goes down into the pit when duty calls.
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What does 1 Chronicles 11:22 mean?
Benaiah, son of a valiant man, performed many feats, killing two mighty Moabites and a lion in a pit on a snowy day.