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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 27:14

The eleventh commander, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah. He was from Pirathon in Ephraim. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.

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 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.
Darby Translation
The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
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 This is the list of the Israelites who served the king in the army. Each division was on duty one month each year. There were leaders of families, commanders of a hundred men, commanders of a thousand men, and other officers. Each division had twenty-four thousand men. 2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 3 Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers for the first month. 4 Dodai, from the Ahohites, was in charge of the division for the second month. Mikloth was a leader in the division. There were twenty-four thousand men in Dodai's division. 5 The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 6 He was the Benaiah who was one of the Thirty soldiers. Benaiah was a brave warrior who led those men. Benaiah's son Ammizabad was in charge of Benaiah's division. 7 The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Asahel, the brother of Joab. Later, Asahel's son Zebadiah took his place as commander. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 8 The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, from Izrah's family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 9 The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh from the town of Tekoa. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 10 The seventh commander, for the seventh month, was Helez. He was from the Pelonites and a descendant of Ephraim. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Genesis 25:28
Isaac loved Esau because he hunted the wild animals that Isaac enjoyed eating. But Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 27:2
Isaac said, "I am old and don't know when I might die.
Genesis 27:3
So take your bow and arrows and go hunting in the field for an animal for me to eat.
Genesis 27:4
When you prepare the tasty food that I love, bring it to me, and I will eat. Then I will bless you before I die."
Genesis 27:7
‘Kill an animal and prepare some tasty food for me to eat. Then I will bless you in the presence of the Lord before I die.'
Genesis 27:9
Go out to our goats and bring me two of the best young ones. I will prepare them just the way your father likes them.
Genesis 27:17
Then she gave Jacob the tasty food and the bread she had made.
Genesis 27:31
He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. He said, "Father, rise and eat the food that your son killed for you and then bless me."
Psalms 141:4
Take away my desire to do evil or to join others in doing wrong. Don't let me eat tasty food with those who do evil.
Luke 21:34
"Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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