Benaiah — Bible Dictionary & Word Study

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1141

בְּנָיָ֫הוּ

be.na.yah — Benaiah

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; son of: Jehoiada (H3077); father of: Ammizabad (H5990) § Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up" 1) one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army 2) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course 3) a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon 4) a Levite in the time of David who played with a psaltery on Alamoth 5) a priest in the time of David, appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark 6) a Levite of the sons of Asaph 7) a Levite in the time of Hezekiah 8) Four Israelites in the time of Ezra who had taken strange wives 9) the father of Pelatiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3077

יְהוֹיָדָע

ye.ho.ya.da — Jehoiada

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; father of: Benaiah (H1141) § Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" 1) father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior 2) leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron 3) high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six years and eventually replaced him on the throne of Judah 4) second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6410

פְּלַטְיָ֫הוּ

pe.lat.yah — Pelatiah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.21; son of: Hananiah (H2608L); brother of: Jeshaiah (H3470B), Rephaiah (H7509), Arnan (H0770), Obadiah (H5662H) and Shecaniah (H7935) § Pelatiah = "Jehovah delivers" 1) son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel 2) a Simeonite in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah who was one of the captains of 500 men who defeated the Amalekites who had escaped 3) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) son of Benaiah and one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was ordered to prophesy doom

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5990

עַמִּיזָבָד

am.mi.za.vad — Ammizabad

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.6; son of: Benaiah (H1141) § Ammizabad = "my people have bestowed" son of Benaiah, who commanded the 3rd division of David's army

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Historical dictionary entry

Built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His exploits are enumerated in 2 Sam. 23:20, 21, 22; 1 Chr. 11:22. He remained faithful to Solomon (1 Kings 1:8, 10, 26), by whom he was raised to the rank of commander-in-chief (1 Kings 2:25, 29, 30, 34, 35; 4:4). (2.) 2 Sam. 23:30; 1 Chr. 11:31. (3.) A musical Levite (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (4.) A priest (1 Chr. 15:24; 16:6). (5.) The son of Jeiel (2 Chr. 20:14).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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