1 Kings 1:8

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors 1  did not ally themselves 2  with Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:32

1:32 King David said, “Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, 3  and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,

1 Kings 1:36

1:36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded 4  to the king: “So be it! 5  May the Lord God of my master the king confirm it! 6 

1 Kings 2:35

2:35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of 7  the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place. 8 

1 Kings 2:46

2:46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. 9 

So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. 10 

1 tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

2 tn Heb “were not.”

3 sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

5 tn Heb “answered and said.”

6 tn Or “Amen.”

7 tn Heb “So may the Lord God of my master the king say.”

7 tn Heb “over.”

8 tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.

9 tn “The king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck him down and he died.”

10 tn “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”