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
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1 Chronicles 27:5
1 Chronicles 27:5
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