Then David summoned one of his servants and said, ‘Come here and kill him! ’ The servant struck him, and he died.
1 Kings 2:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then King Solomon dispatched Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then David summoned one of his servants and said, ‘Come here and kill him! ’ The servant struck him, and he died.
Now therefore, the sword will never leave your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hethite to be your own wife.”
So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials.
It was reported to King Solomon, ‘Joab has fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and is now beside the altar.’ Then Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada and told him, ‘Go and strike him down! ’
The king said to him, ‘Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him in order to remove from me and from my father’s family the blood that Joab shed without just cause.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and put him to death. He was buried at his house in the wilderness.
Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. So the kingdom was established in Solomon’s hand.
They said to him, ‘We’ve come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.’ Then Samson told them, ‘Swear to me that you yourselves won’t kill me.’
Samuel declared: As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women. Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.