2 Samuel 20:23

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Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 8:16-18 : 16 David’s Cabinet Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe; 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
  • 1 Kgs 4:3-6 : 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, wrote down what happened. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records. 4 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.Zadok and Abiathar were priests. 5 Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of the district governors.Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king. 6 Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.
  • 1 Chr 18:15-17 : 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

    15Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

    16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

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

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

    16David’s Cabinet Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

    17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

    18Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

  • 1 Chr 27:34
    79%

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

  • 1 Kgs 4:4
    78%

    4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army.Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

  • 2 Sam 20:7
    77%

    7So Joab’s men, accompanied by the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors, left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

  • 1 Chr 27:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    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 23:22-23
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    75%

    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.

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

    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.

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

    24Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.

    25Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

  • Ezra 10:35
    73%

    35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

  • 1 Chr 27:14
    72%

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

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

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

    35The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.

  • 1 Chr 12:3
    72%

    3Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah,Jehu the Anathothite,

  • 2 Sam 23:29-30
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    71%

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

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

  • 2 Sam 20:2
    71%

    2So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bicri. But the men of Judah stuck by their king all the way from the Jordan River 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%

    13Once he had removed Amasa from the path, everyone followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

    14Sheba traveled through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth Maacah and all the Berite region. When they had assembled, they too joined him.

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

    21That’s not the way things are. There is a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Sheba son of Bicri. He has rebelled against King David. Give me just this one man, and I will leave the city.” The woman said to Joab,“This very minute his head will be thrown over the wall to you!”

    22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. Joab blew the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

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

    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.

  • 1 Chr 27:25
    70%

    25Royal Officials Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses;Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the towns, and in the towers.

  • 2 Sam 24:4
    69%

    4But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.

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

    29When King Solomon heard that Joab had run to the tent of the LORD and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada,“Go, strike him down.”

    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.

  • 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%

    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.

  • 1 Chr 11:21
    69%

    21From the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them.

  • 1 Chr 27:28
    69%

    28Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.

  • 1 Kgs 2:25
    69%

    25King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.

  • 1 Chr 26:22
    69%

    22and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the LORD’s temple.

  • 1 Chr 21:6
    68%

    6Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

  • 1 Chr 27:2
    68%

    2Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

  • 1 Chr 11:6
    68%

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

  • 2 Sam 24:2
    68%

    2The king told Joab, the general in command of his army,“Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba and muster the army, so I may know the size of the army.”

  • 1 Chr 27:30
    68%

    30Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels;Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

  • 2 Chr 31:13
    68%

    13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God’s temple.

  • Ezra 10:43
    68%

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