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1 Chronicles 27:14

The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim. There were 24,000 in his army.

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.
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 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 These were the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. They were the leaders of thousands and of hundreds. These were the captains who worked for the king in anything to do with the armies which came in and went out every month of the year. There were 24,000 men in each army. 2 Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was the leader of the first army for the first month. There were 24,000 in his army. 3 He was a son of Perez, and head of all the captains of the army for the first month. 4 Dodai the Ahohite was the leader of the army for the second month. Mikloth was the head captain. There were 24,000 in his army. 5 The third leader of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the religious leader. There were 24,000 in his army. 6 This is the Benaiah who was the strong man of the thirty, and leader of the thirty. Ammizabad his son was captain of his army. 7 The fourth leader for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him. There were 24,000 in his army. 8 The fifth leader for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 in his army. 9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 in his army. 10 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim. There were 24,000 in his army.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Genesis 25:28
Isaac showed favor to Esau, because he liked to eat the meat of the animals Esau killed. But Rebekah showed favor to Jacob.
Genesis 27:2
Isaac said, "See, I am old. I do not know when I will die.
Genesis 27:3
Take your bow and arrows, and go out to the field to get meat for me.
Genesis 27:4
Get some food ready for me that I love. Bring it to me to eat, so that before I die I will pray that good will come to you."
Genesis 27:7
'Bring me some meat. Make good-tasting food for me to eat. And before I die I will pray to the Lord for good to come to you.'
Genesis 27:9
Go to the flock and bring me two fat young goats. I will cook them into good-tasting food, just what your father loves to eat.
Genesis 27:17
And she gave her son Jacob the bread and the good-tasting food she had made.
Genesis 27:31
Then Esau made good-tasting food and brought it to his father, and said, "Sit up, my father, and eat the meat your son has made ready, so you will pray that good will come to me."
Psalms 141:4
Do not let my heart turn to any sinful thing, to do wrong with men who sin. And do not let me eat their fine food.
Luke 21:34
Watch yourselves! Do not let yourselves be loaded down with too much eating and strong drink. Do not be troubled with the cares of this life. If you do, that day will come on you without you knowing it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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