1 Kings 2:25 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, that he died.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So King Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who attacked [Adonijah] and he died.

American Standard Version (1901)

And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.

Common English Bible

So King Solomon sent Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son. He attacked Adonijah, and Adonijah died.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, who put him to death, and so he died.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaias the son of Joiada, who slew him: and he died.

1 Kings 2:25 Cross References

2 Samuel 1:15

And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

2 Samuel 12:10

Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

2 Samuel 4:12

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

2 Samuel 8:18

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

1 Kings 2:29

And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

1 Kings 2:31

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.

1 Kings 2:34

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.

1 Kings 2:46

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Judges 15:12

And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

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.