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Benaiah , son of the priest Jehoiada , was David 's general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel . In Hebrew , his name means "God has established." He was one of David's "mighty men" (I Chron. 27:6) who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites . He was renowned for his heroism; with Zadok and Nathan , he kept his position under Solomon , and was appointed chief of Solomon's army. In the Bible , Benaiah's story is told primarily in I Chronicles 27, II Samuel 23, and I Kings 1. The stories of him follow that he once killed an eight foot egyptian. Also he was said to have killed a lion in a pit for the amusement of King David.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Benaiah , son of the priest Jehoiada , was David 's general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel and his chief bodyguard (2 Sam 23:23). In Hebrew , his name means "God has built." He was one of David's "mighty men" (I Chron. 27:6) who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites . He was renowned for his heroism; with Zadok and Nathan , he kept his position under Solomon , and was appointed chief of Solomon's army. In the Bible , Benaiah's story is told primarily in I Chronicles 27, II Samuel 23, and I Kings 1. The stories of him follow that he once killed an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) Egyptian. Also he was said to have killed a lion in a snowy pit.
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Benaiah ( , " Yahweh delivers", or possibly, "the son of Yahweh builds up" is a common name in the Hebrew Bible .In the etymology of the name, the first part of Benaiah comes from the root-verb בנה (bana), which is a common and ubiquitous Hebrew verb meaning "to build".The second part of Benaiah is יה (Yah) = יהו (Yahu) = יו (Yu), a derivative of the Tetragrammaton .The Hebrew word בן (ben), meaning son, is also thought by some to come from the verb בנה (bana).Abarim Publications , Meaning and etymology of the name Benaiah The root-verb בנה (bana) means to build.It's used to describe the construction of all kinds of buildings; a city (Genesis 4:17), a tower (Genesis 10:11), an altar (Genesis 22:9), a house (Genesis 33:27), the temple (2 Samuel 7:5), a fortress (2 Chronicles 17:12), a wall (1 Kings 3:1).It is also used to describe YHWH's making of woman from a rib of man (Genesis 2:22).Abbreviated forms of the Tetragrammaton יהוה, YHWH, or Yahweh.Abarim Publications , Meaning and etymology of the name Benaiah .
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Benaiah ( , " Yahweh builds up") is a common name in the Hebrew Bible .
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Benaias ( , " Yahweh builds up") is a common name in the Hebrew Bible .
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Biblical character "Benayahu" redirects here.Benaiah ( Hebrew : בניה , " Yahweh builds up") is a common name in the Hebrew Bible .
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david 's general for the army of the kingdom of israel
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common name in the hebrew bible
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