Benaiah (David's hero from Pirathon)

David's warriors from Pirathon

Le royaume uniWarriorc. 1000 BC

Benaiah of Pirathon was one of King David's heroes, mentioned among the thirty brave warriors who served David with great loyalty and courage. He was an Ephraimite from the town of Pirathon and distinguished himself as a skilled warrior in David's army. He should not be confused with the more well-known Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, who led David's bodyguard.

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Mentioned among David's heroes

Benaiah of Pirathon is listed among David's thirty heroes, an elite group of warriors who distinguished themselves in service to the king.

2 S 23:30 Voir dans le contexte →

30Benaiah the Pirathonite; Hiddai from the ravines of Gaash;

בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃ ס ‬

Listed in Chronicles

Benaiah of Pirathon is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles in the list of David's mighty men, confirming his position among the thirty heroes.

1 Ch 11:31 Voir dans le contexte →

31Ithai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

אִיתַ֣י בֶּן־רִיבַ֗י מִגִּבְעַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן ס בְּנָיָ֖ה הַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃ ‬

Monthly army commander

Benaiah the Pirathonite served as commander for the division of the eleventh month, responsible for 24,000 men in David's military rotation system.

1 Ch 27:14 Voir dans le contexte →

14The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, from the descendants of Ephraim; his division numbered twenty-four thousand.

עַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂר֙ לְעַשְׁתֵּ֣י־עָשָׂ֣ר הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּנָיָ֥ה הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֖י מִן־בְּנֵ֣י אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס ‬

Service during David's reign

As part of David's elite warriors, Benaiah helped secure and maintain David's kingdom through military service and loyalty to the king.

2 S 23:23 Voir dans le contexte →

23He was honored above the thirty, but he did not belong to the three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים נִכְבָּ֔ד וְאֶל־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָ֑א וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ דָוִ֖ד אֶל־מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ ס ‬

2 S 23:24 Voir dans le contexte →

24Among the thirty were: Asahel the brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo from Bethlehem;

עֲשָׂה־אֵ֥ל אֲחִֽי־יוֹאָ֖ב בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־דֹּד֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ ‬