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2 Samuel 8:18

BenaiahDavidJehoiada

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

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

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
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BSB
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
KJV
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
WEB
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
ASV
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David`s sons were chief ministers.
DARBY
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
BLB
and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [was over] both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were priestly leaders.
ÅB
Benaja, Jojadas sønn, var høvding over livvakten, og Davids sønner var prester[^4].
[^1]: Eufrat.
[^2]: Joram.
[^3]: nemlig edomitter.
[^4]: d.e. kongens nærmeste, 1KR 18, 17.
OTB
Benaja, sønn av Jojada, var over keretittene og peletittene, og Davids sønner var hovedembetsmenn.
B1930
Benaja, Jojadas sønn, var høvding over livvakten, og Davids sønner var prester. / < d.e. kongens nærmeste, 1KR 18, 17.>

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  • 1 Samuel 30:14

    We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”

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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 Chronicles 18:17

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 23:20–23

    And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

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