Benaiah and the Lion in the Snowy Pit: A True Bible Story of Courage
Benaiah leaps toward the lion in the snowy pit Picture this. It is a freezing day. Snow is falling, and the ground is slippery and white. Somewhere below you, at the bottom of a deep pit, there is a lion. It is hungry, it is trapped, and it is angry. Most people would back away slowly and go home. One man jumped in. His name was Benaiah, and he was one of King David's mighty men. What the Bible Says The story is short, but it packs a punch. Here it is, straight from the King James Bible: "And 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: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:" 2 Samuel 23:20 Read that last part again: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow. The Bible does not waste words. In one sentence, it shows us a man who was not afraid of a hard fight. If you want to learn more about who Benaiah was and what e...