| rdfs:comment | - Benaiah was one of the Mighty Men of David who killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day. Benaiah's exploits are recorded both in I Chronicles 11:22 and II Samuel 23:20. It is rare for the Bible to repeat itself. Benaiah clearly was an honored guard of King David.
- Benaiah was one of David's bodyguards and a loyal supporter of both David and Solomon. Unlike others who had been involved in the political affairs of Jerusalem during David's time, Benaiah remained loyal to David, when David's son, Absalom, rebelled. Later Adonijah, another son of David, tried to take the throne and prevent Solomon from becoming king. With Benaiah's help, Solomon was anointed king. Benaiah then carried out Solomon's orders and executed Adonijah, who had tried to seize the throne. Solomon named Benaiah as commander of his army. The name Benaiah means "the Lord has built."
- Benaiah, son of the priest Jehoiada, was David's general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel and his chief bodyguard (2 Sam 23:23). In Hebrew, his name means "God has built." He was one of David's "mighty men" (I Chron. 27:6) who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites. He was renowned for his heroism; with Zadok and Nathan, he kept his position under Solomon, and was appointed chief of Solomon's army. In the Bible, Benaiah's story is told primarily in I Chronicles 27, II Samuel 23, and I Kings 1.
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| abstract | - Benaiah was one of David's bodyguards and a loyal supporter of both David and Solomon. Unlike others who had been involved in the political affairs of Jerusalem during David's time, Benaiah remained loyal to David, when David's son, Absalom, rebelled. Later Adonijah, another son of David, tried to take the throne and prevent Solomon from becoming king. With Benaiah's help, Solomon was anointed king. Benaiah then carried out Solomon's orders and executed Adonijah, who had tried to seize the throne. Solomon named Benaiah as commander of his army. Benaiah was also noted for killing a lion, as well as some warriors from Moab, and a giant of a man from Egypt. Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada and came from Kabzeel in the far south near the border with Edom. The name Benaiah means "the Lord has built."
- Benaiah was one of the Mighty Men of David who killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day. Benaiah's exploits are recorded both in I Chronicles 11:22 and II Samuel 23:20. It is rare for the Bible to repeat itself. Benaiah clearly was an honored guard of King David.
- Benaiah, son of the priest Jehoiada, was David's general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel and his chief bodyguard (2 Sam 23:23). In Hebrew, his name means "God has built." He was one of David's "mighty men" (I Chron. 27:6) who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites. He was renowned for his heroism; with Zadok and Nathan, he kept his position under Solomon, and was appointed chief of Solomon's army. In the Bible, Benaiah's story is told primarily in I Chronicles 27, II Samuel 23, and I Kings 1. The stories of him follow that he once killed an eight foot tall Egyptian. Also he was said to have killed a lion in a snowy pit.
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