1 Kings 2:25

2:25 King Solomon then sent¹ Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.²

1 Kings 2:31

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family³ the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds.⁴

1 Kings 2:46

2:46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei.⁵

So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.⁶

¹tn The Hebrew text adds, “by the hand of.”

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

³tn Heb “house.”

⁴tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

⁵tn “The king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck him down and he died.”

⁶tn “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”