2Sam 8:18

(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

(ESV)
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were priests.

2Sam 20:23

(NIV)
Joab was over Israel’s entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites;
(ESV)
Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

2Sam 23:20

(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
(ESV)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

2Sam 23:22

(NIV)
Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.
(ESV)
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and won a name beside the three mighty men.

2Sam 23:30

(NIV)
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
Hiddai from the ravines of Gaash,
(ESV)
Benaiah of Pirathon, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,

1Kgs 1:8

(NIV)
But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.

(ESV)
But Zadok the priest and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei and David’s mighty men were not with Adonijah.

1Kgs 1:10

(NIV)
but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the special guard or his brother Solomon.

(ESV)
but he did not invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah or the mighty men or Solomon his brother.

1Kgs 1:26

(NIV)
But me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he did not invite.
(ESV)
But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon he has not invited.

1Kgs 1:32

(NIV)
King David said, ‘Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.’ When they came before the king,
(ESV)
King David said, “Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.

1Kgs 1:36

(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, ‘Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
(ESV)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, “Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.

1Kgs 1:38

(NIV)
So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites went down and put Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
(ESV)
So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule and brought him to Gihon.

1Kgs 1:44

(NIV)
The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and they have put him on the king’s mule,
(ESV)
and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And they had him ride on the king’s mule.

1Kgs 2:25

(NIV)
So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.

(ESV)
So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died.

1Kgs 2:29

(NIV)
King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was beside the altar. Then Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ‘Go, strike him down!’

(ESV)
And when it was told King Solomon, “Joab has fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar,” Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down.”

1Kgs 2:30

(NIV)
So Benaiah entered the tent of the Lord and said to Joab, ‘The king says, “Come out!”’

But he answered, ‘No, I will die here.’

Benaiah reported to the king, ‘This is how Joab answered me.’

(ESV)
So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and said to him, “The king commands, ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, I will die here.” Then Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.”

1Kgs 2:34

(NIV)
So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country.
(ESV)
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

1Kgs 2:35

(NIV)
The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest.

(ESV)
The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

1Kgs 2:46

(NIV)
Then the king gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down and he died.

The kingdom was now established in Solomon’s hands.

(ESV)
Then the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down, and he died.

So the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

1Kgs 4:4

(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada – commander-in-chief;
Zadok and Abiathar – priests;
(ESV)
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

1Chr 4:36

(NIV)
also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
(ESV)
Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

1Chr 11:22

(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
(ESV)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

1Chr 11:24

(NIV)
Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.
(ESV)
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and won a name beside the three mighty men.

1Chr 11:31

(NIV)
Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah in Benjamin,
Benaiah the Pirathonite,
(ESV)
Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah of the people of Benjamin, Benaiah of Pirathon,

1Chr 15:18

(NIV)
and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

(ESV)
and with them their brothers of the second order, Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

1Chr 15:20

(NIV)
Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,
(ESV)
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps according to Alamoth;

1Chr 15:24

(NIV)
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.

(ESV)
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, should blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were to be gatekeepers for the ark.

1Chr 16:5

(NIV)
Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
(ESV)
Asaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals,

1Chr 16:6

(NIV)
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

(ESV)
and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.

1Chr 18:17

(NIV)
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.

(ESV)
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.

1Chr 27:5

(NIV)
The third army commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division.
(ESV)
The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest; in his division were 24,000.

1Chr 27:6

(NIV)
This was the Benaiah who was a mighty warrior among the Thirty and was over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
(ESV)
This is the Benaiah who was a mighty man of the thirty and in command of the thirty; Ammizabad his son was in charge of his division.

1Chr 27:14

(NIV)
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
(ESV)
Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000.

1Chr 27:34

(NIV)
Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.

Joab was the commander of the royal army.

(ESV)
Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was commander of the king’s army.

2Chr 20:14

(NIV)
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.

(ESV)
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly.

2Chr 31:13

(NIV)
Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah were assistants of Konaniah and Shimei his brother. All these served by appointment of King Hezekiah and Azariah the official in charge of the temple of God.

(ESV)
while Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers assisting Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the chief officer of the house of God.

Ezra 10:25

(NIV)
And among the other Israelites:

From the descendants of Parosh:
Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah and Benaiah.
(ESV)
And of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.

Ezra 10:30

(NIV)
From the descendants of Pahath-Moab:
Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh.
(ESV)
Of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

Ezra 10:35

(NIV)
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
(ESV)
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

Ezra 10:43

(NIV)
From the descendants of Nebo:
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

(ESV)
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Ezek 11:1

(NIV)
Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
(ESV)
The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

Ezek 11:13

(NIV)
Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell face down and cried out in a loud voice, ‘Alas, Sovereign Lord! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?’

(ESV)
And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, Ah, Lord God! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”

Copyright information for NIV, ESV