Then Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,the sonof a valiantmanof Kabzeel,who had done mightydeeds,killedthe two[sons of] Arielof Moab.He also wentdownand killeda lionin the middleof a 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;
He was mosthonoredof the thirty,therefore he becametheir commander;however, he did not attainto the three.
He killedan Egyptian,an impressiveman.Now the Egyptian[had] a spearin his hand,but he wentdownto him with a cluband snatchedthe spearfrom the Egyptian'shandand killedhim with his own spear.
These[things] Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadadid,and had a nameas well as the threemightymen.
Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadawas over the Cherethitesand the Pelethites;and David'ssonswere chiefministers.
"But me, [even] me your servant,and Zadokthe priestand Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadaand your servantSolomon,he has not invited.
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 the kingcommandedBenaiahthe sonof Jehoiada,and he wentout and fellupon him so that he died.Thus the kingdomwas establishedin the handsof Solomon.
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.
and Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiada[was] overthe Cherethitesand the Pelethites,and the sonsof David[were] chiefsat the king'sside.
"Thenthe chiefsof Edomwere dismayed;The leadersof Moab,tremblinggripsthem; Allthe inhabitantsof Canaanhave meltedaway.
Now the citiesat the extremityof the tribeof the sonsof Judahtowardthe borderof Edomin the southwere Kabzeeland Ederand Jagur,
