Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the sonof a valiantmanof Kabzeel,mightyin deeds,struckdownthe two[sons of] Arielof Moab.He also wentdownand killeda lioninsidea piton a snowyday.
"Sauland Jonathan,belovedand pleasantin their life,And in their deaththey were not parted;They were swifterthaneagles,They were strongerthanlions.
Now Joabwas overthe wholearmyof Israel,and Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadawas overthe Cherethitesand the Pelethites;
Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadawas over the Cherethitesand the Pelethites;and David'ssonswere chiefministers.
So Zadokthe priest,Nathanthe prophet,Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the Cherethites,and the Pelethiteswentdownand had Solomonrideon KingDavid'smule,and broughthim to Gihon.
But Zadokthe priest,Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,Nathanthe prophet,Shimei,Rei,and the mightymenwhobelonged to David,were not with Adonijah.
So Benaiahcameto the tentof the LORDand saidto him, "Thusthe kinghas said,'Comeout.'" But he said,"No,for I will diehere."And Benaiahbroughtthe kingwordagain,saying,"ThusspokeJoab,and thushe answeredme."
Of the threein the second[rank] he was the most honoredand becametheir commander;however, he did not attainto the [first] three.
also Zadok,a youngmanmightyof valor,and of his father'shousetwenty-twocaptains.
From the Gaditesthere cameoverto Davidin the strongholdin the wilderness,mightymenof valor,mentrainedfor war,who could handleshieldand spear,and whose faceswere like the facesof lions,and [they were] as swiftas the gazelleson the mountains.
Now the citiesat the extremityof the tribeof the sonsof Judahtowardthe borderof Edomin the southwere Kabzeeland Ederand Jagur,
