1 Chronicles 18:17 Cross References - ISV

¹⁷ Jehoiada’s son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, while David’s sons worked as chief officials in service to the king.

¹⁸ Jehoida’s son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, and David’s sons were priests.

¹⁸ All of his staff were going on ahead of him—that is, all of the special forces and mercenaries, all of the Gittites, and 600 men who had come to serve him from Gath, went on ahead of the king.

⁷ So Joab’s men, the special forces and mercenaries, and all of David’s elite forces left Jerusalem in pursuit of Bichri’s son Sheba.

²³ Joab commanded the entire army of Israel, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah commanded the special forces and mercenaries,

¹⁹ He was more well-known than the Three, and became their commander, but he never measured up to the Three.
²⁰ Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, who was a valiant man, accomplished great things. He was from Kabzeel. He killed two men named Ariel from Moab and then he also went down into a pit and struck down a lion during a snow storm one day. ²¹ He also killed a soldier from Egypt. Of handsome appearance, the Egyptian carried a spear, but Benaiah attacked him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. ²² Benaiah did things like this and gained a reputation comparable to the Three warriors. ²³ He was well known among the platoons, but he didn’t measure up to the Three. David placed him in charge of his security detail.

³⁸ Solomon is Anointed KingSo Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, the special forces and mercenaries went out and had Solomon ride the king’s mule all the way to Gihon.

⁴⁴ The king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, the special forces and mercenaries, along with Solomon, who is riding the king’s personal mule.

³⁴ Jehoiada’s son Benaiah then approached Joab, attacked him, killed him, and had him buried at Joab’s home in the wilderness. ³⁵ The king appointed Jehoiada’s son Benaiah in charge of the army to replace Joab and also appointed Zadok the priest to replace Abiathar.

²⁸ David issued these orders: “Instead, they are to assist by lending a hand to the descendants of Aaron regarding service to the Temple of the LORD relating to the courts, the chambers, purification of everything pertaining to holiness, and to anything else pertaining to service on behalf of the Temple of God,

⁵ Woe to those who live along the coast, the people of Philistia! This message from the LORD is being spoken against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: ‘I’ll destroy you until no one lives there!’