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The Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 27:14

The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Benaiah;   Month;   Pirathon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Months;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   Ephraim (1);   Pirathon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Benaiah;   Chronicles, I;   David;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Benaiah ;   Pirathonite ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bena'iah;   Month;   Pir'athon;   Pir'athonite,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Benaiah;   Course;   Pirathon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benaiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the descendants of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month was Benayah the Pir`atonite, of the children of Efrayim: and in his course were Twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000.
New Century Version
The eleventh commander, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah. He was from Pirathon in Ephraim. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
New English Translation
The eleventh, assigned the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The eleventh, for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The eleventh, for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were Twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The eleueth for the eleuenth moneth was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sonnes of Ephraim: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the eleventh month, Benaiah from Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim;
Complete Jewish Bible
The eleventh commander, for the eleventh month, was B'nayah from Pir‘aton, from the descendants of Efrayim; there were 24,000 in his division.
Easy-to-Read Version
The eleventh commander, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah from Pirathon and the tribe of Ephraim. There were 24,000 men in Benaiah's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The eleventh commander for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the descendants of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The eleuenth in the eleueth moneth, was Benaia the Pirgathonite of the children of Ephraim, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bible in Basic English
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The eleuenth captayne for the eleuenth moneth, was Banaia the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The eleuenth captaine for the eleuenth moneth was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Banaias of Pharathon, of the sons of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the elleuenthe monethe, the elleuenthe prince was Banaas Pharonytes, of the sones of Effraym, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpeny.
Update Bible Version
The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month [was] Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Benaiah from Pirathon in Ephraim was commander of the eleventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eleventh month.
New Life Bible
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah of Pirathon, of the Ephraimites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Banaias, a Pharathonite of the sons of Ephraim: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
Eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benai'ah of Pira'thon, of the sons of E'phraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
Eleventh, for the eleventh month, [is] Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Eleventh division, eleventh month: Benaiah the Pirathomite, an Ephraimite: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000.

Contextual Overview

1 And [these] are the children of Israel after their number, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout the months of the year; in every division were twenty-four thousand. 2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 3 He was of the children of Pherez, the head of all the captains of the hosts for the first month. 4 And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; and in his division was Mikloth ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah (the son of Jehoiada, a principal officer): [he was] head; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 This Benaiah was a mighty man among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 8 The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 10 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Benaiah: 1 Chronicles 11:31, 2 Samuel 23:30

Cross-References

Genesis 25:28
And Isaac loved Esau, because venison was to his taste; and Rebecca loved Jacob.
Genesis 27:2
And he said, Behold now, I am become old; I know not the day of my death.
Genesis 27:3
And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
Genesis 27:4
and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 27:7
Bring me venison, and prepare me a savoury dish, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah, before my death.
Genesis 27:9
Go, I pray thee, to the flock, and fetch me thence two good kids of the goats. And I will make of them a savoury dish for thy father, such as he loves.
Genesis 27:17
and she gave the savoury dishes and the bread that she had prepared into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis 27:31
And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought [them] in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.
Psalms 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise deeds of wickedness with men that are workers of iniquity; and let me not eat of their dainties.
Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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