1 Kings 2:30 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁰ So Benayahu came to the Tent of יהוה  and said to him, “Thus said the sovereign, ‘Come out!’ ” And he said, “No, for here I die.” And Benayahu brought back word to the sovereign, saying, “Thus said Yo’aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁰ And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁰ So Benaiah came to the tent of the Lord and told Joab, The king commands, Come forth. But Joab said, No, I will die here. Then Benaiah brought the king word again, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁰ And Benaiah came to the Tent of Jehovah, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

Common English Bible

³⁰ Benaiah came to the LORD’s tent and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” Joab said, “No! I’d rather die here.” Benaiah sent a report back to the king: “This is what Joab said and how he answered me.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁰ And Benaiah went to the tabernacle of the Lord, and he said to him: "The king says this: 'Come out.' " But he said: "I will not come out. Instead, I will die here." Benaiah sent word back to the king, saying, "Joab said this, and he responded to me in this way."

1 Kings 2:30 Cross References

1 Kings 2:29

And the report came to Sovereign Shelomoh that Yo’aḇ

1 Kings 2:31

And the sovereign said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall upon him. And you shall bury him, so that you take away from me and from the house of my father the blood which Yo’aḇ

1 Chronicles 11:22

Benayah was the son of Yehoyaḏ