1 Kings 2:25

2:25 King Solomon then sent ¹  Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah. ² 

1 Kings 2:29-30

2:29 When King Solomon heard ³  that Joab had run to the tent of the Lord and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ⁴  “Go, strike him down.” 2:30 When Benaiah arrived at the tent of the Lord, he said to him, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But he replied, “No, I will die here!” So Benaiah sent word to the king and reported Joab’s reply. ⁵ 

1 Kings 2:34-35

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; ⁶  he was buried at his home in the wilderness. 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 tn The Hebrew text adds, “by the hand of.”

² tn Heb “and he struck him and he died.”

³ tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”

⁴ tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”

⁵ tn Heb “saying, “In this way Joab spoke and in this way he answered me.”

⁷ tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “over.”

¹⁰ tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.