People of the Bible
Benaiah
Family
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His exploits are enumerated in 2 Sam. 23:20, 21, 22; 1 Chr. 11:22. He remained faithful to Solomon (1 Kings 1:8, 10, 26), by whom he was raised to the rank of commander-in-chief (1 Kings 2:25, 29, 30, 34, 35; 4:4).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 23 verses
- 2 Samuel
- 8:18, 20:23, 23:20, 23:22
- 1 Kings
- 1:8, 1:10, 1:26, 1:32, 1:36, 1:38, 1:44, 2:25, 2:29, 2:30, 2:34, 2:35, 2:46, 4:4
- 1 Chronicles
- 11:22, 11:24, 18:17, 27:5, 27:6
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.