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1 Chronicles 18:17

BenaiahDavidJehoiada

15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
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BSB
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
KJV
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
WEB
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
ASV
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
DARBY
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the first at the king's hand.
BLB
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] the chief ministers at the side of the king.
ÅB
Benaja, Jojadas sønn, var høvding over livvakten, og Davids sønner var de første ved kongens side.
OTB
Benaja, sønn av Jojada, hadde ansvar for kreterne og peletittene,
og Davids sønner var hovedembetsmenn ved kongens side.
B1930
Benaja, Jojadas sønn, var høvding over livvakten, og Davids sønner var de første ved kongens side.

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  • 2 Samuel 8:18

    Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:18

    and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.

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  • Zephaniah 2:5

    Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”

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  • 2 Samuel 20:7

    So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.

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  • 1 Kings 1:38

    Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

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  • 1 Kings 1:44

    And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:19–23

    Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:23

    Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

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