Benaiah son of Jehoiada
♂United kingdomWarrior
Description
Mighty man of David from Kabzeel; struck down two ariels of Moab, killed a lion in a pit on a snowy day, and slew an Egyptian seven and a half feet tall with his own spear. Captain of David's bodyguard (Cherethites and Pelethites). Anointed Solomon at Gihon and executed Joab, Adonijah, and Shimei. Succeeded Joab as commander of the army.
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