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 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 confirms Benaiah's honor among the thirty and his leadership, paralleling this verse.

1 Chronicles 11:12 names Eleazar among the three mighty men — the group Benaiah did not attain to.