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 · וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.2 Samuel 20:23 · וּבְנָיָה֙Now Joab was over all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites;2 Samuel 23:20 · וּבְנָיָ֨הוּBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.2 Samuel 23:22 · בְּנָיָ֖הוּBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.2 Samuel 23:30 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙Benaiah a Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash.1 Kings 1:8 · וּבְנָיָ֨הוּBut Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.1 Kings 1:10 · וּבְנָיָ֜הוּbut Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he didn’t call.1 Kings 1:26 · וְלִבְנָיָ֧הוּBut he hasn’t called me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon.1 Kings 1:32 · וְלִבְנָיָ֖הוּKing David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king.1 Kings 1:36 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּBenaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen. May Yahweh, the God of my lord the king, say so.1 Kings 1:38 · וּבְנָיָ֣הוּSo Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride on king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.1 Kings 1:44 · וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king’s mule.1 Kings 2:25 · בְּנָיָ֣הוּKing Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.1 Kings 2:29 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּIt was told king Solomon, “Joab has fled to the Tent of Yahweh, and behold, he is by the altar.” Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, fall on him.”1 Kings 2:30 · בְנָיָ֜הוּ · בְּנָיָ֤הוּBenaiah came to the Tent of Yahweh, and said to him, “Thus says the king, ‘Come forth!’” He said, “No; but I will die here.” Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.”1 Kings 2:34 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.1 Kings 2:35 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּThe king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.1 Kings 2:46 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.1 Kings 4:4 · וּבְנָיָ֥הוּand Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;1 Chronicles 4:36 · וּבְנָיָֽה׃and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,1 Chronicles 11:22 · בְּנָיָ֨הBenaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.1 Chronicles 11:24 · בְּנָיָ֖הוּBenaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.1 Chronicles 11:31 · בְּנָיָ֖הIthai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,1 Chronicles 15:18 · וּבְנָיָ֡הוּand with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.1 Chronicles 15:20 · וּבְנָיָ֑הוּand Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;1 Chronicles 15:24 · וּבְנָיָ֤הוּShebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.1 Chronicles 16:5 · וּבְנָיָהוּ֩Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;1 Chronicles 16:6 · וּבְנָיָ֥הוּand Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.1 Chronicles 18:17 · וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.1 Chronicles 27:5 · בְּנָיָ֧הוּThe third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.1 Chronicles 27:6 · בְנָיָ֛הוּThis is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was Ammizabad his son.1 Chronicles 27:14 · בְּנָיָ֥הThe eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.1 Chronicles 27:34 · בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king’s army was Joab.2 Chronicles 20:14 · בְּ֠נָיָהThen the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly;2 Chronicles 31:13 · וּבְנָיָ֑הוּJehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.Ezra 10:25 · וּבְנָיָֽה׃ סOf Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.Ezra 10:30 · בְּנָיָ֤הOf the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.Ezra 10:35 · בְּנָיָ֥הBenaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,Ezra 10:43 · בְּנָיָֽה׃Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.