Cross references

2 Samuel 23:20

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

2 Samuel 23:20 BSB
  1. a Or Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of Ishhai
  2. b Or two sons of Ariel

2 Samuel 23:20 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Joshua 15:21 (4 votes) and 2 Samuel 8:18 (4 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Exodus 15 to Amos 2.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 23:20 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

  2. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.

  3. Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

  4. And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion. He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear. …

  5. Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,

  6. Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

  7. David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. …

  8. But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.

  9. But me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.

  10. Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 23:20?

The 10 strongest of 16.