He was one of David's "mighty men" (I Chron. 27:6) who commanded the Cherethites and Pelethites. He was renowned for his heroism; with Zadok and Nathan, he kept his position under Solomon, and was appointed chief of Solomon's army.
In the Bible, Benaiah's story is told primarily in I Chronicles 27, II Samuel 23, and I Kings 1.
The stories of him follow that he once killed an eight foot egyptian. Also he was said to have killed a lion in a pit for the amusement of King David.
The next to arrive was Benaiah Jones and family and settled at the junction of the trail and the St. Joseph River These families probably would not have survived if it had not been for the Indian Chief providing food ect.
Benaiah Jones whip sawed a coffin from a fl cherry log and buried him on his farm.
All around the little log house of entertainment where Benaiah and Lois Jones made so comfortable a welcome as to cause the wayworn travelors to often forget the experiences in the tangled undergrowth and deep mires, White topped wagons were thickly packed together and the men, women and children engaged in earnest conversation.
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