First name Jehoiada in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Jehoiada is the name of the father of Benaiah (2SA 8:18), a priest (1CH 27:5), as well as name of the priest (2KI 11:9) who protected Joash in his youth (2KI 11:4). Meaning of the name: knowledge of the Lord. Related names are: Benaiah, David, Zadok . The translations of Jehoiada in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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Name Jehoiada in the world's Bibles
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. (2SA 8:18)
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: (2SA 20:23)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: (2SA 23:20)
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. (2SA 23:22)
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. (1KI 1:8)
But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. (1KI 1:26)
And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. (1KI 1:32)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. (1KI 1:36)
So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. (1KI 1:38)
And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule: (1KI 1:44)
And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. (1KI 2:25)
And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. (1KI 2:29)
So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. (1KI 2:34)
And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. (1KI 2:35)
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. (1KI 2:46)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: (1KI 4:4)
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son. (2KI 11:4)
And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. (2KI 11:9)
And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. (2KI 11:9)
But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. (2KI 11:15)
And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they should be the LORD's people; between the king also and the people. (2KI 11:17)
And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. (2KI 12:2)
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests , and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. (2KI 12:7)
But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. (2KI 12:9)
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. (1CH 11:22)
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. (1CH 11:24)
And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; (1CH 12:27)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethiten of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; (1CH 18:17)
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. (1CH 18:18)
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1CH 27:5)

Popularity of the name Jehoiada in its translations around the world

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