Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
1 Chronicles 11:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and he won a name beside the three warriors. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These things did Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men. American Standard Version (1901) These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had a name among the three mighty men. Common English Bible These were the exploits of Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son; he wasn’t considered one of the three warriors. Catholic Public Domain Version These things were done by Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who was most renowned among the three robust ones, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These things did Banaias the son of Joiada, who was renowned among the three valiant ones, |
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits tall. The Egyptian had in his hand a spear like a weaver’s beam, but Benaiah went against him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
The following are those who came to David at Ziklag, while he could not move about freely because of Saul son of Kish; they were among the mighty warriors who helped him in war.
Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two commanders from his own ancestral house.