Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died. New Living Translation So King Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him, and Adonijah was put to death. English Standard Version So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck him down, and he died. Berean Standard Bible So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died. King James Bible And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. New King James Version So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him down, and he died. New American Standard Bible Then King Solomon sent the order by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he struck him so that he died. NASB 1995 So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died. NASB 1977 So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died. Legacy Standard Bible So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him so that he died. Amplified Bible So King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he struck Adonijah and he died. Christian Standard Bible Then King Solomon dispatched Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then King Solomon gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died. American Standard Version And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And King Solomon sent Benaiah, son of Yawida and he met with him and he killed him. Brenton Septuagint Translation So king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaeas the son of Jodae, and he slew him, and Adonias died in that day. Contemporary English Version "Benaiah," Solomon shouted, "go kill Adonijah." So Adonijah died. Douay-Rheims Bible And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaias the son of Joiada, who slew him, and he died. English Revised Version And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, that he died. GOD'S WORD® Translation King Solomon gave this task to Benaiah, son of Jehoiada. Benaiah attacked and killed Adonijah. Good News Translation So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah, who went out and killed Adonijah. International Standard Version So King Solomon sent for Jehoiada's son Benaiah, who attacked and killed Adonijah. JPS Tanakh 1917 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died. Literal Standard Version And King Solomon sends by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falls on him, and he dies. Majority Standard Bible So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died. New American Bible Then King Solomon sent Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, who struck him dead. NET Bible King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah. New Revised Standard Version So King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he struck him down, and he died. New Heart English Bible King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died. Webster's Bible Translation And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. World English Bible King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died. Young's Literal Translation And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falleth upon him, and he dieth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Execution of Adonijah…24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!” 25So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died. 26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”… Cross References 2 Samuel 8:18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priestly leaders. 2 Samuel 12:10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 1 Kings 2:29 It was reported to King Solomon: "Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar." So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, strike him down!" 1 Kings 2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness. 1 Kings 2:46 Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon. Treasury of Scripture And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him that he died. he fell 1 Kings 2:31,34,46 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father… Judges 8:20,21 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth… 1 Samuel 15:33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. Jump to Previous Adonijah Attack Benaiah Benai'ah Death Died Dieth Falleth Fell Hand Jehoiada Jehoi'ada Orders Solomon StruckJump to Next Adonijah Attack Benaiah Benai'ah Death Died Dieth Falleth Fell Hand Jehoiada Jehoi'ada Orders Solomon Struck1 Kings 2 1. David, having given a charge to Solomon3. of Reverence 5. of Joab 7. of Barzillai 8. of Shimei 10. Solomon succeeds 12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag, 13. is put to death 26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood 28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain 35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's 36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death. (25) Sent by the hand of Benaiah.--The chief of the body-guard is the chief of "the executioners" (see 1Kings 1:38), apparently, in the case of great criminals, carrying out the sentence of condemnation with his own hand. (Comp. Judges 8:20-21.)Verse 25. - And King Solomon sent by the hand [i.e., the instrumentality; not necessarily eigenhandig, as Thenius. Cf. Exodus 4:13; 1 Samuel 16:20, Hebrews; 1 Kings 12:15; 1 Kings 14:18; Jeremiah 37:2 ("which he spake by the hand of Jeremiah"), etc. The same expression is found in ver. 46 of this chapter] of Benaiah [in the East the captain of the king's bodyguard has always been the "chief of the executioners," the title given to Potiphar, Genesis 37:36, Hebrews; in 2 Kings 25:8 to Nebuzar-Adan; and in Daniel 2:14 to Arioch "the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men, etc.] and he fell upon him so that he died. [Solomon has been accused of "a coldblooded vengeance" and of "that jealous cruelty so common in Oriental despots," in ordering the execution of his brother. But unjustly. It is to be remembered that on the occasion of Adonijah's first rebellion the young monarch had displayed the greatest magnanimity towards him. He might then have justly decreed against him the death which no doubt the conspirators had designed against him (1 Kings 1:12.) Adonijah, by fleeing to the altar, showed that he had good grounds for fearing the avenging sword. He was clearly conscious that he had merited the death of the traitor. But Solomon spared him, during good behaviour. He warned him that "if wickedness were found in him" he should die (1 Kings 1:52.) His first treason, consequently, was not to be lost sight of, in case he were guilty of a fresh offence. And now that he is found conspiring again; now that he abuses the royal clemency, and seeks by chicanery and intrigue to snatch his brother's crown, the sentence of death takes effect. This renewed attempt, after failure and forgiveness, must have convinced the king that Adonijah's pretensions would be a standing menace to the peace and prosperity of his empire, and therefore he owed it to himself, to his subjects, and above all to God, who had entrusted him with the crown, to put this restless and dangerous plotter out of the way. To pass over a second offence would be a virtual encouragement of sedition, for it would show that the king was weak and might be trifled with. Adonijah therefore must die, not only in expiation of his treason, but as an example to the subjects of Solomon, that the disaffected, including all Adonijah's partizans, might be awed into obedience. CHAPTER 2:26-35. THE DEPOSITION OF ABIATHAR AND THE DEATH OF JOAB. Hebrew So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne sent the order וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand Benaiah בְּנָיָ֣הוּ (bə·nā·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1141: Benaiah -- 'Yah has built up', the name of several Israelites son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jehoiada, יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע (yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3077: Jehoiada -- 'the LORD knows', the name of several Israelites who struck down וַיִּפְגַּע־ (way·yip̄·ga‘-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity Adonijah, בּ֖וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and he died. וַיָּמֹֽת׃ (way·yā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links 1 Kings 2:25 NIV1 Kings 2:25 NLT 1 Kings 2:25 ESV 1 Kings 2:25 NASB 1 Kings 2:25 KJV 1 Kings 2:25 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 2:25 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 2:25 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 2:25 French Bible 1 Kings 2:25 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 2:25 King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |