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 

[1:8]  ¹ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

[1:8]  ² tn Heb “were not.”

[1:32]  ³ sn Summon…Nathan. Nathan must have left the room when Bathsheba reentered.

[1:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:36]  ⁶ tn Or “Amen.”

[1:36]  ⁷ tn Heb “So may the Lord God of my master the king say.”

[2:35]  ⁷ tn Heb “over.”

[2:35]  ⁸ tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.

[2:46]  ⁹ tn “The king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck him down and he died.”

[2:46]  ¹⁰ tn “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”