# בְּנָיָה (benayah)

Israeli respelling: be-na-yah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H1141. 41 Old Testament occurrences.

Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites

King James renderings: Benaiah.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/benayah-h1141

## Occurrences

- [2 Samuel 8:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/8/18) — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
- [2 Samuel 20:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/20/23) — Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
- [2 Samuel 23:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/20) — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went do…
- [2 Samuel 23:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/22) — These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
- [2 Samuel 23:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/23/30) — Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,
- [1 Kings 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/8) — But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to Da…
- [1 Kings 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/10) — But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
- [1 Kings 1:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/26) — But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
- [1 Kings 1:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/32) — And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
- [1 Kings 1:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/36) — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
- [1 Kings 1:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/38) — So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and cause…
- [1 Kings 1:44](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/1/44) — And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pel…
- [1 Kings 2:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/25) — And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
- [1 Kings 2:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/29) — And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah…
- [1 Kings 2:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/30) — And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here.…
- [1 Kings 2:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/34) — So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
- [1 Kings 2:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/35) — And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
- [1 Kings 2:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/2/46) — So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the…
- [1 Kings 4:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/4/4) — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
- [1 Chronicles 4:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/4/36) — And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
- [1 Chronicles 11:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/11/22) — Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went do…
- [1 Chronicles 11:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/11/24) — These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties.
- [1 Chronicles 11:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/11/31) — Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
- [1 Chronicles 15:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/15/18) — And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah,…
- [1 Chronicles 15:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/15/20) — And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
- [1 Chronicles 15:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/15/24) — And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets…
- [1 Chronicles 16:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/16/5) — Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and J…
- [1 Chronicles 16:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/16/6) — Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
- [1 Chronicles 18:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/18/17) — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
- [1 Chronicles 27:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/27/5) — The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four t…
- [1 Chronicles 27:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/27/6) — This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.
- [1 Chronicles 27:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/27/14) — The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four…
- [1 Chronicles 27:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/27/34) — And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army was Joab.
- [2 Chronicles 20:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/20/14) — Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came th…
- [2 Chronicles 31:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/31/13) — And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were oversee…
- [Ezra 10:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/25) — Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
- [Ezra 10:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/30) — And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
- [Ezra 10:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/35) — Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
- [Ezra 10:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/10/43) — Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
- [Ezekiel 11:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/11/1) — Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of…
- [Ezekiel 11:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/11/13) — And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice,…