1 Kings 2:30

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.

1 Kings 1:8

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

1 Kings 1:32

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

1 Kings 1:36

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

1 Kings 2:35

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

1 Kings 2:46

2:46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. 10 

So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. 11 


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

tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

tn Heb “were not.”

sn SummonNathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

tn Heb “answered and said.”

tn Or “Amen.”

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

tn Heb “over.”

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

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

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