1 Chronicles 11:21

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From the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.

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  • Matt 13:8 : 8 But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
  • 1 Cor 15:41 : 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.

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  • 2 Sam 23:17-24
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    17and said,“O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

    18Abishai son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, was head of the three. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame among the three.

    19From the three he was given honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of the three.

    20Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and killed a lion in a cistern on a snowy day.

    21He also killed an impressive-looking Egyptian. The Egyptian wielded a spear, while Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

    22Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame among the three elite warriors.

    23He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

    24Included with the thirty were the following: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem,

  • 1 Chr 11:22-26
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    86%

    22Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a brave warrior from Kabzeel who performed great exploits. He struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab; he also went down and killed a lion inside a cistern on a snowy day.

    23He even killed an Egyptian who was seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom; Benaiah attacked him with a club. He grabbed the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

    24Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

    25He received honor from the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

    26The mighty warriors were:Asahel the brother of Joab,Elhanan son of Dodo, from Bethlehem,

  • 1 Chr 11:19-20
    2 verses
    83%

    19and said,“God forbid that I should do this! Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

    20Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

  • 1 Chr 11:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10David’s Warriors These were the leaders of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, stood courageously with him in his kingdom by installing him as king, in keeping with the LORD’s message concerning Israel.

    11This is the list of David’s warriors: Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle.

  • 1 Chr 27:5-6
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    70%

    5The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.

    6Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division; his son was Ammizabad.

  • 2 Sam 20:23
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    23Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

  • 1 Chr 11:6
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    6David said,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.

  • 2 Sam 3:30
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    30So Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in Gibeon during the battle.

  • 1 Chr 27:14
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    14The eleventh, assigned the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

  • 1 Chr 12:9
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    9Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,

  • 1 Chr 12:3
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    3Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah,Jehu the Anathothite,

  • 1 Chr 21:6
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    6Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
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    34Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
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    32May the LORD punish him for the blood he shed; behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he– Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

  • 1 Chr 18:17
    67%

    17Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

  • 2 Sam 20:11
    66%

    11One of Joab’s soldiers who stood over Amasa said,“Whoever is for Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”

  • 1 Chr 12:21
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    21They helped David fight against raiding bands, for all of them were warriors and leaders in the army.

  • 1 Kgs 2:34
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    34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

  • 1 Chr 12:29
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    29From Benjamin, Saul’s tribe, there were 3,000, most of whom, up to that time, had been loyal to Saul.

  • 1 Chr 21:3-4
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    3Joab replied,“May the LORD make his army a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?”

    4But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem.

  • Isa 3:3
    65%

    3captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

  • 2 Sam 2:25
    65%

    25The Benjaminites formed their ranks behind Abner and were like a single army, standing at the top of a certain hill.

  • 2 Sam 2:31
    65%

    31But David’s soldiers had slaughtered the Benjaminites and Abner’s men– in all, 360 men had died!

  • 1 Kgs 2:30
    65%

    30When Benaiah arrived at the tent of the LORD, he said to him,“The king says,‘Come out!’” But he replied,“No, I will die here!” So Benaiah sent word to the king and reported Joab’s reply.

  • Ezra 10:35
    65%

    35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

  • 1 Chr 23:11
    65%

    11Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.

  • 1 Sam 26:15
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    15David said to Abner,“Aren’t you a man? After all, who is like you in Israel? Why then haven’t you protected your lord the king? One of the soldiers came to kill your lord the king.

  • Neh 11:14
    65%

    14and his colleagues who were exceptional men– 128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

  • 1 Kgs 2:25
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    25King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

  • 2 Sam 8:18
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    18Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

  • 1 Chr 11:39
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    39Zelek the Ammonite,Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

  • 2 Sam 23:31
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    31Abi-Albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

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    11Ish-bosheth was unable to answer Abner with even a single word because he was afraid of him.

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    15So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

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