1 Kings 2:34

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

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WEBBE

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

BSB

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

KJV

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.

ASV

Then 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.

BBE

So Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up, and falling on him, put him to death; and his body was put to rest in his house in the waste land.

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וַיַּעַל vai·ya·'al and he went up H5927 בְּנָיָהוּ be·na·ya·hu Benaiah H1141 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 יְהוֹיָדָע ye·ho·ya·da' Jehoiada H3077 וַיִּפְגַּע־ vai·yif·ga'- and he fell H6293 בּוֹ bo on him H9033 וַיְמִתֵהוּ vay·mi·te·hu and he put to death him H4191 וַיִּקָּבֵר vai·yi·ka·ver and he was buried H6912 בְּבֵיתוֹ be·vei·to in own house his H1004 בַּמִּדְבָּר ba·mid·bar in the wilderness H4057

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 26–34

Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the Author of peace, and forward to eternity as the perfection of it. The Lord of peace himself gives us that peace which is everlasting.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.