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| Name | BENAIAH |
| Aliases | SON OF JEHOIADA / MIGHTY MAN OF DAVID / COMMANDER UNDER SOLOMON |
| Status | DECEASED / CHIEF OF THE ARMY UNDER SOLOMON / A VALIANT AND FAITHFUL SERVANT |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | A VALIANT MAN WHO STRUCK DOWN A LION IN A PIT |
| Place of Birth | KABZEEL | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | JUDAH | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | SON OF JEHOIADA, A VALIANT PRIEST | People | ISRAEL |
| Occupation | CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD / COMMANDER OF THE ARMY | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND SOLOMON | Calling | THE FAITHFUL WARRIOR SET OVER THE ARMY |
| Primary Mission | GUARD THE KING AND LEAD HIS FORCES | Known Signs | THE THREE MIGHTY DEEDS / THE EXECUTION OF THE KING'S JUSTICE |
| Covenant Role | COMMANDER LOYAL TO THE RIGHTFUL KING | Divine Access | INDIRECT / SERVED THE ANOINTED KINGS OF ISRAEL |
| Divine Encounter Level | INDIRECT | Military Classification | THE MIGHTY WARRIOR |
| Covenant Status | COVENANT LOYALTY KEPT | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | CONFIRMED | Threat Assessment | THE ENEMIES OF THE KING / ADONIJAH'S PLOT |
| Mission Status | FAITHFUL / RAISED OVER THE ARMY | Archive Category | MONARCHY / VALOR AND LOYALTY |
The famous deed of his valor: WENT DOWN AND KILLED A LION IN A PIT ON A SNOWY DAY
Whom Solomon set him over: THE WHOLE ARMY OF ISRAEL
The subject was the son of Jehoiada, a valiant man of Kabzeel who did great deeds. He struck down two mighty men of Moab, went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion, and slew a huge Egyptian with the man's own spear.
He was chief of David's bodyguard, set over the Cherethites and Pelethites, and named among the mighty men, though he did not attain to the first three.
When Adonijah tried to seize the throne, the subject stood with Zadok and Nathan for Solomon, and helped set him on the king's mule at Gihon to be anointed.
Under Solomon he carried out the king's justice, striking down Adonijah, Joab at the altar, and Shimei, for the crimes David had charged.
For his faithfulness Solomon set the subject over the whole army of Israel in place of Joab, and he served as a strong and loyal commander of the kingdom.
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- God honors quiet courage and valor shown in unnoticed places.
- Steady faithfulness through the years is rewarded with greater trust.
- Standing with the rightful king in the crisis marks a life of loyalty.
