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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H1141 — בְּנָיָ֫הוּ
be.na.yah · Benaiah · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Samuel 8:18 · וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.2 Samuel 20:23 · וּבְנָיָה֙Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;2 Samuel 23:20 · וּבְנָיָ֨הוּAnd 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 23:22 · בְּנָיָ֖הוּThese were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.2 Samuel 23:30 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,1 Kings 1:8 · וּבְנָיָ֨הוּBut Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.1 Kings 1:10 · וּבְנָיָ֜הוּBut he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.1 Kings 1:26 · וְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּBut me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.1 Kings 1:32 · וְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּThen King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.1 Kings 1:36 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּ“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.1 Kings 1:38 · וּבְנָיָ֣הוּThen 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.1 Kings 1:44 · וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.1 Kings 2:25 · בְּנָיָ֣הוּSo King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.1 Kings 2:29 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּIt was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”1 Kings 2:30 · בְנָיָ֜הוּ · בְּנָיָ֤הוּAnd Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”1 Kings 2:34 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.1 Kings 2:35 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּAnd the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.1 Kings 2:46 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.1 Kings 4:4 · וּבְנָיָ֥הוּBenaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;1 Chronicles 4:36 · וּבְנָיָֽה׃Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,1 Chronicles 11:22 · בְּנָיָ֨הAnd 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.1 Chronicles 11:24 · בְּנָיָ֖הוּThese were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.1 Chronicles 11:31 · בְּנָיָ֖הIthai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,1 Chronicles 15:18 · וּבְנָיָ֡הוּand with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.1 Chronicles 15:20 · וּבְנָיָ֑הוּZechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.1 Chronicles 15:24 · וּבְנָיָ֤הוּShebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.1 Chronicles 16:5 · וּבְנָיָהוּ֩Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals1 Chronicles 16:6 · וּבְנָיָ֥הוּand the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.1 Chronicles 18:17 · וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.1 Chronicles 27:5 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּThe third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.1 Chronicles 27:6 · בְנָיָ֛הוּThis Benaiah was mighty among the Thirty and was over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.1 Chronicles 27:14 · בְּנָיָ֥הThe eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.1 Chronicles 27:34 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.2 Chronicles 20:14 · בְּ֠נָיָהThen the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.2 Chronicles 31:13 · וּבְנָיָ֑הוּJehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.Ezra 10:25 · וּבְנָיָֽה׃ סAnd among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.Ezra 10:30 · בְּנָיָ֤הFrom the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.Ezra 10:35 · בְּנָיָ֥הBenaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,Ezra 10:43 · בְּנָיָֽה׃And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.