Person Old Testament
Jehoiada
Jehoiada was the father of one of David's warriors who commanded the Kerethites and Pelethites; Mentioned in 21 verses across 3 books, first at 2 Samuel 8:18.
Why it matters. Father of one of David's warriors, Benaiah
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehoiada
Jehoiada was the father of one of David's warriors who commanded the Kerethites and Pelethites - the elite kings' guard. He first appears in 2Sa.8.18, and 1Ch.27.5 he is called a "priest". However this probably means some kind of non-religious official, in the same way that David's sons are described as "priests" in 2Sa.8.18.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Children
- Benaiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 21 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.