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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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ASV

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

KJV

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huand BenaiahH1141 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'JehoiadaH3077 →
וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.Tiand the Kerethite[s]H3774 →
וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.Tiand the Pelethite[s]H6432 →
וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121 →
דָוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732 →
כֹּהֲנִ֥יםko.ha.Nim[were] priestsH3548 →
הָיֽוּ׃ פha.Yuthey wereH1961 →

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1 Samuel 30:14We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”2 Samuel 20:23Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;2 Samuel 15:18and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.1 Chronicles 18:17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.2 Samuel 20:7So 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.2 Samuel 23:20And 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.1 Kings 1:38Then 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.1 Kings 1:44And 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.2 Samuel 23:20–23And 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.1 Chronicles 11:22And 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.1 Kings 2:25So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.2 Samuel 20:26and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.1 Kings 4:4Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;Ezekiel 25:16therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.1 Kings 2:34–35So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.Zephaniah 2:5Woe 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.”Psalms 122:5For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.1 Kings 4:5Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

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