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Benaiah

son of Jehoiada

Mighty man and commander who serves and .

23 appearances3 Bible books2 known aliases

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Warrior from famous for striking down two champions of , killing a lion in a pit on a snowy day, and overpowering an giant with his own spear. He commands 's elite guard of and Pelethites and stays loyal during 's attempted coup, anointing alongside and . Solomon later promotes him to commander of the whole army after he executes at the altar.

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