Person of Interest

    Benaiah

    meaning: son of the Lord

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Dictionary Summary:The son of Jehoiada, chief priest ([1 Chr. 27:5](/1chr#1Chr.27.5)). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites ([2 Sam. 8:18](/2sam#2Sam.8.18); [1 Kings 1:32](/1kgs#1Kgs.1.32); [1 Chr. 18:17](/1chr#1Chr.18.17)). His exploits are enumerated in [2 Sam. 23:20](/2sam#2Sam.23.20), [21](/2sam#2Sam.23.21), [22](/2sam#2Sam.23.22); [1 Chr. 11:22](/1chr#1Chr.11.22). He remained faithful to Solomon ([1 Kings 1:8](/1kgs#1Kgs.1.8), [10](/1kgs#1Kgs.1.10), [26](/1kgs#1Kgs.1.26)), by whom he was raised to the rank of commander-in-chief ([1 Kings 2:25](/1kgs#1Kgs.2.25), [29](/1kgs#1Kgs.2.29), [30](/1kgs#1Kgs.2.30), [34](/1kgs#1Kgs.2.34), [35](/1kgs#1Kgs.2.35); [4:4](/1kgs#1Kgs.4.4)). 2


Father

    Jehoiada

    meaning: knowledge of the Lord

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Children

    Ammizabad

    meaning: dowry of the people

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Cross References
BookCross-References
2Sam
    8.18 20.23 23.20 23.22 
1Kgs
    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 
1Chr
    11.22 11.24 18.17 27.5 27.6 

Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

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      Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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      M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

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      Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.