Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionThe 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.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GThe third divisional commander, for the third month, was Benayahu ben Yehoyada the cohen — he was the chief. His division numbered twenty-four thousand.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageThe commander of the third division, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest — the chief officer. His division numbered twenty-four thousand.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThe third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Footnotes
*Cohen* (priest) is a significant designation here — Benayahu is the son of a priest yet commands a military division, exemplifying the integrated leadership of the Davidic kingdom where priestly lineage and martial excellence are not in tension. The title "chief" (*rosh*) likely indicates his standing as head of the Thirty, David's elite warriors (cf. v. 6). FOG retains *cohen* to signal the priestly dimension; FOG Message renders it "priest" for clarity.
