and after Ahith´ophel was Jehoi´ada the son of Benai´ah, and Abi´athar: and the general of the king's army was Jo´ab.
and Benai´ah the son of Jehoi´ada was over both the Cher´ethites and the Pel´ethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
And he conferred with Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah, and with Abi´athar the priest: and they following Adoni´jah helped him.
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jeb´usites first shall be chief and captain. So Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah went first up, and was chief.
And Jo´ab the son of Zeru-i´ah was over the host; and Jehosh´aphat the son of Ahi´lud, recorder;
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benai´ah the son of Jehoi´ada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.