2 Samuel 23:20

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Then there was Benaiah son of Jehoiada. He was the son of a powerful man. He was from Kabzeel. Benaiah did many brave things. Benaiah killed the two sons of Ariel from Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan loved and enjoyed each other in life, and even death did not separate them! They were faster than eagles and stronger than lions.

2 Samuel 20:23

Joab was captain of all the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada led the Kerethites and Pelethites.

2 Samuel 23:19

Abishai was as famous as the Three Heroes. He became their leader, even though he was not one of them.

2 Samuel 23:21

Benaiah also killed a big Egyptian soldier. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand. But Benaiah only had a club in his hand. Benaiah grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hand and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

2 Samuel 23:22

Benaiah son of Jehoiada did many brave things like that. Benaiah was as famous as the Three Heroes. [155]

2 Samuel 8:18

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites. [59] And David’s sons were important leaders. [60]

1 Kings 1:26

But he did not invite me, or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your son Solomon.

1 Kings 1:38

So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the king’s officers obeyed King David. They put Solomon on King David’s mule and went with him to Gihon Spring.

1 Kings 1:8

But several men did not agree with what Adonijah was doing. These men remained loyal to David. They were Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and King David’s special guard. [1] So these men did not join with Adonijah.

1 Kings 2:46

Then the king ordered Benaiah to kill Shimei, and he did. Now Solomon had full control of his kingdom.

1 Chronicles 12:8

Part of the family group of Gad joined David at his fortress {\cf2\super [129]} in the desert. They were brave soldiers trained for war. They were skilled with the shield and spear. They looked as fierce as lions. And they could run as fast as gazelles {\cf2\super [130]} in the mountains.

1 Chronicles 18:17

Benaiah was responsible for leading the Kerethite and Pelethite people. {\cf2\super [204]} Benaiah was Jehoiada’s son. And David’s sons were important officials. They served at King David’s side.

Exodus 15:15

The commanders of Edom will shake with fear. The leaders of Moab will be afraid. The people of Canaan will lose courage.

Joshua 15:21

The family group of Judah got all the towns in the southern part of the Negev. [60] These towns were near the border of Edom. Here is a list of those towns: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,