2 Samuel 23:23
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
Cross-reference
2 Samuel 20:23
Parallel
2 Samuel 20:23 confirms Benaiah's role over the Cherethites and Pelethites — the guard David set him over.
2 Samuel 20:7
Historical context
2 Samuel 20:7 shows the Cherethites and Pelethites in action — the same guard Benaiah commanded.
1 Chronicles 27:6
Parallel
1 Chronicles 27:6 confirms Benaiah's honor among the thirty and his leadership, paralleling this verse.
1 Chronicles 11:12
Parallel
1 Chronicles 11:12 names Eleazar among the three mighty men — the group Benaiah did not attain to.