2Sa 23:20 Cross References

2 Samuel 23:20

20: There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two of Moab's mightiest warriors. Another time he chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it.

2 Samuel 8:18

  1. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. David's sons served as priestly leaders.

2 Samuel 20:23

  1. Joab once again became the commander of David's army. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the king's bodyguard.

Joshua 15:21

  1. The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south are Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

1 Chronicles 11:22

  1. There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two of Moab's mightiest warriors. Another time he chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it.
  2. Another time, armed with only a club, he killed an Egyptian warrior who was seven and a half feet tall and whose spear was as thick as a weaver's beam. Benaiah wrenched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with it.
  3. These are some of the deeds that made Benaiah as famous as the Three.

1 Samuel 17:34

  1. But David persisted. "I have been taking care of my father's sheep," he said. "When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock,
  2. I go after it with a club and take the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death.
  3. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I'll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God!
  4. The LORD who saved me from the claws of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine!" Saul finally consented. "All right, go ahead," he said. "And may the LORD be with you!"

1 Kings 1:38

  1. So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the king's bodyguard took Solomon down to Gihon Spring, and Solomon rode on King David's personal mule.

1 Kings 2:29

  1. When news of this reached King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him.
  2. Benaiah went into the sacred tent of the LORD and said to Joab, "The king orders you to come out!" But Joab answered, "No, I will die here." So Benaiah returned to the king and told him what Joab had said.
  3. "Do as he said," the king replied. "Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of his senseless murders from me and from my father's family.
  4. Then the LORD will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father was no party to the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
  5. May Joab and his descendants be forever guilty of these murders, and may the LORD grant peace to David and his descendants and to his throne forever."

Judges 14:5

  1. As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah.
  2. At that moment the Spirit of the LORD powerfully took control of him, and he ripped the lion's jaws apart with his bare hands. He did it as easily as if it were a young goat. But he didn't tell his father or mother about it.

1 Kings 1:8

  1. But among those who remained loyal to David and refused to support Adonijah were Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's personal bodyguard.

Exodus 15:15

  1. The leaders of Edom will be terrified; the nobles of Moab will tremble. All the people of Canaan will melt with fear;

1 Kings 2:46

  1. Then, at the king's command, Benaiah son of Jehoiada took Shimei outside and killed him. So the kingdom was now firmly in Solomon's grip.

1 Kings 1:26

  1. But I myself, your servant, was not invited; neither were Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor Solomon.

2 Samuel 1:23

  1. How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan! They were together in life and in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.

1 Chronicles 12:8

  1. Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.

1 Chronicles 27:5

  1. Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division, which was on duty during the third month. There were twenty-four thousand troops in his division.
  2. This was the Benaiah who commanded David's elite military group known as the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his chief officer.

1 Chronicles 18:17

  1. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. David's sons served as the king's chief assistants.
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