2 Samuel 20:23

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Joab was in charge of the entire army of Israel, while Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the Cherethites and the Pelethites.

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  • 2 Sam 8:16-18 : 16 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder. 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was the scribe. 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were priests.
  • 1 Kgs 4:3-6 : 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was the recorder. 4 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests. 5 Azariah, son of Nathan, was over the officials; Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and advisor to the king. 6 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; Adoniram, son of Abda, was in charge of forced labor.
  • 1 Chr 18:15-17 : 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was in charge of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder. 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was the scribe. 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were chief advisors to the king.

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  • 1 Chr 18:15-17
    3 verses
    83%

    15Joab son of Zeruiah was in charge of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

    16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was the scribe.

    17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were chief advisors to the king.

  • 2 Sam 8:16-18
    3 verses
    81%

    16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

    17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was the scribe.

    18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites, and David's sons were priests.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
    79%

    34After Ahithophel came Jehoiada son of Benaiah and Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king's army.

  • 1 Kgs 4:4
    78%

    4Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

  • 2 Sam 20:7
    77%

    7Joab's men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty warriors, marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

  • 1 Chr 27:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5The commander for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest, who was chief. In his division were twenty-four thousand.

    6This Benaiah was a mighty warrior among the thirty and was over the thirty. His division was led by his son Ammizabad.

  • 2 Sam 23:22-23
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    75%

    22These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained a name among the three mighty warriors.

    23He was more honored than the Thirty, but he did not attain to the rank of the Three. And David put him in charge of his guard.

  • 1 Chr 11:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.

    25He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

  • 2 Sam 20:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24Adoram was in charge of the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

    25Sheva served as the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

  • Ezra 10:35
    73%

    35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi.

  • 1 Chr 27:14
    72%

    14The eleventh commander for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, from the descendants of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand.

  • 1 Kgs 2:34-35
    2 verses
    72%

    34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his house in the wilderness.

    35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s place, and Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
    72%

    3The leaders were Ahiezer and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth, Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite.

  • 2 Sam 23:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,

    30Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the valleys of Gaash,

  • 2 Sam 20:2
    71%

    2So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed loyal to their king, from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 23:37
    71%

    37Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

  • 2 Sam 20:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13After he was removed from the road, everyone continued on after Joab to pursue Sheba, son of Bichri.

    14Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maacah, and all the Berites assembled and followed him.

  • 2 Sam 20:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21That is not the case. A man named Sheba, son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has raised his hand against King David. Hand him over, and I will withdraw from the city." The woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown to you from the wall."

    22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. He blew the horn, and the troops dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 23:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19Was he not held in greater honor than the Three? He became their commander, even though he was not included among them.

    20Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

  • 1 Chr 27:25
    70%

    25Over the king's treasuries was Azmaveth son of Adiel. Over the storerooms in the countryside, in the cities, the villages, and the towers was Jonathan son of Uzziah.

  • 2 Sam 24:4
    69%

    4Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29It was reported to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the LORD and was by the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, 'Go, strike him down!'

    30When Benaiah reached the tent of the LORD, he said to Joab, 'The king says, “Come out.”' But Joab replied, 'No, I will die here.' So Benaiah went back to the king and reported, 'This is how Joab answered me.'

  • 1 Chr 11:39
    69%

    39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

  • 1 Chr 21:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply His people a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of yours? Why does my lord require this? Why should it bring guilt upon Israel?"

    4Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and traveled throughout all Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 11:21
    69%

    21He was doubly honored above the three and became their commander, even though he was not included among them.

  • 1 Chr 27:28
    69%

    28Over the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands was Baal-Hanan the Gederite; over the storehouses of oil was Joash.

  • 1 Kgs 2:25
    69%

    25Then King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.

  • 1 Chr 26:22
    69%

    22The sons of Jehieli were Zetham and his brother Joel, who were assigned to oversee the treasuries of the LORD's temple.

  • 1 Chr 21:6
    68%

    6But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

  • 1 Chr 27:2
    68%

    2Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

  • 1 Chr 11:6
    68%

    6David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander." And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he became chief.

  • 2 Sam 24:2
    68%

    2So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and enroll the people, so that I may know how many there are."

  • 1 Chr 27:30
    68%

    30Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite.

  • 2 Chr 31:13
    68%

    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah served as overseers under Conaniah and his brother Shimei by the command of King Hezekiah and Azariah, the ruler of the house of God.

  • Ezra 10:43
    68%

    43From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.