This document is about Jehoiada (High Priest in David's Time). For other homonyms, please refer to the Jehoiada document.
He was the father of Benaiah, famous as a warrior, and one of the high priests during David's time. He is often mentioned as Benaiah's father when Benaiah is referred to.
2 Sam 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials.
1 Chr 27:5The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
He is recorded as a leader of the house of Aaron.
1 Chr 12:27Jehoiada, leader of the house of Aaron, and with him 3,700 men;