Benaiah

A⁴nd now I will put my trust in the Lord of Israel that He will show me the King, and will bring me back safely to my mother the Queen, and to my country Ethiopia." And Joas (?), the son of Yodahe, the commander of the army of King Solomon, answered and said unto Bayna Lehkem, " My lord, this is a very small matter, and thou wilt find far greater joy and pleasure with my lord the King.

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A¹nd Joas (Benaiah), the son of Yodahe, went out and brought Bayna Lehkem inside. And when King Solomon saw him he rose up, and moved forward to welcome him, and he loosed the band of his apparel from his shoulder, and he embraced him, with his hands [resting] on his breast, and he kissed his mouth, and forehead, and eyes, and he said unto him, " Behold, my father David hath renewed his youth and hath risen from the dead."

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A²nd they brought the young man into the Holy of Holies, and he laid hold upon the horns of the altar, and sovereignty was given unto him by the mouth of Zadok the priest, and by the mouth of Joas (Benaiah) the priest, the commander of the army of King Solomon, and he anointed him with the holy oil of the ointment of kingship.

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L⁶ewandos, the son of 'Akire, commander of the recruits (?). Fakuten, the son of 'Adray, commander on the sea. Matan, the son of Benyas, chief of the house. Ad'araz, the son of Kirem, servant of decorations. Dalakem, the son of Matrem, chief of the horsesoldiers.

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I¹⁰f we die it will not cause us sorrow, and if we live — the Will of God be done! " And one of them, the son of Yoas (Benaiah), whose name was Zechariah, said, " I cannot sit down because of the great gladness that is in my heart.

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A⁸nd [Azaryas said], " Rejoice with me. I rejoice because it hath been shown unto me thus; for the grace of their priesthood and kingdom shall depart with us, and it shall be by the Will of God. Thus said he (i.e. the Angel) unto me. And now come ye, and let us go and tell David our Lord so that he may say to his father, ' I will offer up a sacrifice.' " And they went and told [David, the son of Solomon] and he rejoiced, and he sent to Yo'as (Benaiah), the son of Yodahe, to come to him, that he might send him to his father, and he came.

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A¹nd Yoas (Benaiah), the son of Yodahe, went and told King Solomon, and the King rejoiced over it and commanded them to make ready the altar of offering so that his son might sacrifice. And he brought and gave unto him that which he had vowed to God, one hundred bulls, one hundred oxen, ten thousand sheep, ten thousand goats, and ten of every kind of animal that may be eaten, and ten of every kind of clean bird, so that he might offer libations and sacrifices to the God of Israel; and twenty silver sahal of fine white flour, each weighing twelve shekels, and forty baskets of bread.

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A¹nd when Zadok saw this he fell forward on his face flat upon the ground, and his spirit was poured out over him, for he was terrified; and he became like a dead man. And when he tarried in coming out Solomon sent to him lyoas (Benaiah), the son of Yodahe, and he found Zadok like one dead.

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A¹nd there was a certain depraved man of the seed of Benjamin, whose name was Benyas, who used to lead the mule of the King of Israel, and Karmin used to feed him, together with the mule of King Manasseh. And among the neighbours of Karmin there were certain men who were envious of him because of [his] pastures and wells, and because of the multitude of his flocks and herds and servants, for the region [where he had settled] was the inheritance of their fathers, and for this reason they wished to drive him away from their country.

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