2Sa 23:18-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 23:18-23: 23:18-23 Here are examples of the prowess of Abishai and Benaiah . Elsewhere, Abishai was intensely combative toward David’s enemies, especially Saul (1 Sam 26:6-9 ) and Saul’s kinsman Shimei (2 Sam 16:9-11 ). Abishai had saved David’s life during one of the Philistine wars (21:16-17 ). • Benaiah appeared first as the commander of the mercenaries who served as David’s bodyguard, independent of the regular army (8:18 ; 20:23 ). He was also the leader of a 24,000-man division of the regular army that served the king in the third month of every year (1 Chr 27:5-6 ). He played a major role in Solomon’s ascension to the throne (1 Kgs 1:32-49 ) and became the commander of Solomon’s army, as Joab was for David.

a23:18-23►

b1 Sam 26:6-9►

c2 Sam 16:9-11►

d21:16-17►

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f20:23►

g1 Chr 27:5-6►

h1 Kgs 1:32-49►

‏ 2 Samuel 23:18-19

Summary for 2Sam 23:18-23: 23:18-23 ^a Here are examples of the prowess of Abishai and Benaiah. Elsewhere, Abishai was intensely combative toward David’s enemies, especially Saul (1 Sam 26:6-9 ^b) and Saul’s kinsman Shimei (2 Sam 16:9-11 ^c). Abishai had saved David’s life during one of the Philistine wars (21:16-17 ^d).

• Benaiah appeared first as the commander of the mercenaries who served as David’s bodyguard, independent of the regular army (8:18 ^e; 20:23 ^f). He was also the leader of a 24,000-man division of the regular army that served the king in the third month of every year (1 Chr 27:5-6 ^g). He played a major role in Solomon’s ascension to the throne (1 Kgs 1:32-49 ^h) and became the commander of Solomon’s army, as Joab was for David.