1 Kings 2:34

Modern

So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

Traditional

So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

Literal

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck him and killed him, and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

Latin

Ascendit itaque Banaias filius Jojadæ, et aggressus eum interfecit: sepultusque est in domo sua in deserto.

Hebrew

English

So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

Solomon believed that Adonijah's main supporters, Abiathar and Joab, were still part of Adonijah's plans, so he took action against them too.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 15:61
These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
1 Kings 2:25
So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.
Matthew 3:1
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
1 Kings 2:31
And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
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.
2 Kings 21:18
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 33:20
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.

Benaiah: Son of Jehoiada, a mighty warrior and loyal supporter of David and Solomon Jehoiada: Father of one of David's warriors, Benaiah