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1 Chronicles 27:5

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   Month;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benaiah;   David;   Jehoiada;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Shemaiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Benaiah ;   Jehoiada ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Jehoiada;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Bena'iah;   Month;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of the priest Jehoiada; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benayah, the son of Yehoiada the Kohen, chief: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest; in his division were 24,000.
New Century Version
The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
New English Translation
The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The captaine of the thirde hoste for the third moneth was Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada the chiefe Priest: and in his course were foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the third month, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest,
Complete Jewish Bible
The third army commander, for the third month, was B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada the chief cohen; there were 24,000 in his division.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the leading priest. There were 24,000 men in Benaiah's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the chief priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a head priest; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The thirde pryncipall captayne of the thirde moneth, was Benaia the sonne of Ioiada ye prest, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bible in Basic English
The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The chiefe captayne of the third hoast for the third moneth, was Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada the hie priest, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the priest, chief; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The third captaine of the host for the third month was Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada a chiefe priest, and in his course were twenty and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The third for the third month was Banaias the son of Jodae the chief priest: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Bananye, the sone of Joiada, the preest, was duyk of the thridde cumpenye in the thridde monethe, and four and twenti thousynde in his departyng;
Update Bible Version
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The third captain of the host for the third month [was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest was commander of the third division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the third month.
New Revised Standard
The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of the priest Jehoiada, as chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest - a chief, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the captain of the third company for the third month, was Banaias the son of Joiada the priest: and in his division were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
The third commander, for the third month, was Benai'ah, the son of Jehoi'ada the priest, as chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
Head of the third host, for the third month, [is] Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the head priest, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Commander for the third month: Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest with 24,000 men. This was the same Benaiah who was a Mighty Man among the Thirty and their chief. His son Ammizabad was in charge of the division.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; 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: Or, "Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest:" it was Jehoiada, and not Benaiah, who was a priest. 1 Chronicles 18:17, 1 Kings 4:4

chief priest: or, principal officer, 1 Kings 4:5

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 23:20 - Benaiah 1 Kings 1:8 - Zadok 1 Chronicles 11:22 - Benaiah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A chief priest - Rather, “the chief priest” - an expression by which is meant, not the high priest, but probably the high priest’s deputy, who is sometimes called “the second priest” 2 Kings 25:18.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 27:5. Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest — Why should not this clause be read as it is in the Hebrew? "Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, a captain; and in his course," c. Or, as the Targum has it, "The third captain of the host for the month Sivan was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was constituted a chief." He is distinguished from Benaiah, the Pirathonite, who was over the eleventh month. Some think that the original word הכהן haccohen, which generally signifies priest, should be translated here a principal officer so the margin has it. But, in the Old Testament, כהן cohen signifies both prince and priest; and translating it by the former removes the difficulty from this place, for we well know that Benaiah never was a priest.


 
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