Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and David's sons were priests.

Joab was in command of the army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards;

But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's bodyguards were not on Adonijah's side.

But he did not invite me, sir, or Zadok the priest or Benaiah or Solomon.

So Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the royal bodyguards put Solomon on King David's mule and escorted him to Gihon Spring.

When the news reached King Solomon that Joab had fled to the Tent and was by the altar, Solomon sent a messenger to Joab to ask him why he had fled to the altar. Joab answered that he had fled to the LORD because he was afraid of Solomon. So King Solomon sent Benaiah to kill Joab.

"Do what Joab says," Solomon answered. "Kill him and bury him. Then neither I nor any other of David's descendants will any longer be held responsible for what Joab did when he killed innocent men.

The punishment for their murders will fall on Joab and on his descendants forever. But the LORD will always give success to David's descendants who sit on his throne."

The king made Benaiah commander of the army in Joab's place and put Zadok the priest in Abiathar's place.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and King David's sons held high positions in his service.

(SEE 27:2)

(SEE 27:2)

The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

The leaders of Edom are terrified; Moab's mighty men are trembling; the people of Canaan lose their courage.

"Saul and Jonathan, so wonderful and dear; together in life, together in death; swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel was a famous soldier; he did many brave deeds, including killing two great Moabite warriors. He once went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

Those were the brave deeds of Benaiah, who was one of "The Thirty."

These are the names of the famous, experienced soldiers from the tribe of Gad who joined David's troops when he was at the desert fort. They were experts with shields and spears, as fierce looking as lions and as quick as mountain deer.

So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. As they were going through the vineyards there, he heard a young lion roaring.

Suddenly the power of the LORD made Samson strong, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands, as if it were a young goat. But he did not tell his parents what he had done.

"Your Majesty," David said, "I take care of my father's sheep. Any time a lion or a bear carries off a lamb,

I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God.