How many times is Benaiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Benaiah appears 42 times in the King James Version, in 41 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Benaiah 42 times.
Benaiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Benaiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Benaiah | 42 | 42 |
| Total | 42 | 42 |
What the name Benaiah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Benaiah as "son of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Benaiah most
Benaiah appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (15), then 1 Chronicles (14) and 2 Samuel (5).
First and last mention of Benaiah
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?
The verse that uses it most is 1 Kings 2:30, 2 times:
And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
Common questions
How many times is Benaiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 42 of the 42 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Benaiah appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (15), then 1 Chronicles (14) and 2 Samuel (5).
Where is Benaiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Samuel 8:18: "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers." The last is Ezekiel 11:13.
What does the name Benaiah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Benaiah as "son of the Lord".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.