BENAIAH (be-na'aih,-ja), (Hcb. ben-ezzo prue, built by Jehovah).
1. Son of Jehoida and commander of David's guard (the Cherethites and Pelethites ; 2 Sam. viii :18;r Kings 1:38; 1 Chron. XVIii ;17 ; 2 Sam. xx :23). His exploits were celebrated in Israel. He overcame two Moabitish champions ('lions of God'), slew an Egyptian giant with his own spear and went down into an exhausted cistern and destroyed a lion which had fallen into it when covered with -now 12 SaM. X x 21; 1 Citron Xi.22-25; benatali (doubtless with dti guard he commanded) adhered to Solomon when Joab and others attempted to set tip and when that attempt failed, he, as belonged to his office, was sent to put Joab to death, after which he was appointed commander-in-chief in his place (1 Kings 1:36; ii :29), B. C. 1042. Some persons named Benaiah returned from the exile with Ezra (x :25. 30, 35, 43).
2. The Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's mighty men (2 Sam. xxiii:3o; r Chron. xi :31), and captain of the eleventh course (1 Chron. xxvii :14), B. C. iO42.
3. A Levite musician in the time of David (1 Chron. xv:i8, 20 xvi :5), B. C. tap.
4. A priest appointed to blow the trumpet be fore the ark when brought to Jerusalem in the time of David (r Chron. xv :24; xvi :6), B. C. 1042.
5. A Levite (B. C. 896) of the sons of Asaph (2 Chron. xx 6. A Levite, who was overseer (B. C. 725) of the offerings in the time of Ilezekiah (2 Chron. xxxi :13).
7. A prince (B. C. ;131 of the family of Simeon (1 Chron. iv:36).
8. Father of Pelatiali (Ezek. xi :t, 13), B. C. 571.
S. Four of the people who took "strange wives" (B. C. 458) in the time of Ezra (Ezra 25, 30. 35 and 43).
(ben'Am'mi). ben am-mee', son of my kindred), a son of Lot by his daughter (Gen. xix:38) and the father of the Am monites.
(ben'e-be'rak), (Heb.
ben-ay'ber'ak, sons of Berak, or lightning, Josh. xix:45), a city in the tribe of Dan; probably where the "suns of Berak" were established. Th'e Vul gate makes two cities of it, Bane and Barak. It is near Jellud (et- l'ehtzdzj'eh), now the village of Ibn Ibnik, east of Jaffa.