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 

1 Kings 1:36

1:36 Benaiah son of Jehoiada responded ²  to the king: “So be it! ³  May the Lord God of my master the king confirm it! ⁴ 

1 Kings 2:35

2:35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of ⁵  the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place. ⁶ 

1 Kings 2:46

2:46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. ⁷ 

So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. ⁸ 

[2:30]  ¹ tn Heb “saying, “In this way Joab spoke and in this way he answered me.”

[1:36]  ² tn Heb “answered and said.”

[1:36]  ³ tn Or “Amen.”

[1:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “So may the Lord God of my master the king say.”

[2:35]  ³ tn Heb “over.”

[2:35]  ⁴ tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.

[2:46]  ⁴ tn “The king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck him down and he died.”

[2:46]  ⁵ tn “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”