Then King Solomon dispatched Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
2 Samuel 1:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then David summoned one of his servants and said, ‘Come here and kill him! ’ The servant struck him, and he died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David called one of the young men and said, Go near and fall upon him. And he smote him so that he died. American Standard Version (1901) And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, so that he died. Common English Bible Then David called for one of the young servants. “Come here!” he said. “Strike him down!” So the servant struck the Amalekite down, and he died. Catholic Public Domain Version And calling one of his servants, David said, "Draw near and rush against him" And he struck him, and he died. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David calling one of his servants said: Go near and fall upon him. And he struck him so that he died. |
Then King Solomon dispatched Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
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.
He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.
The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Then he said to Jether, his firstborn, ‘Get up and kill them.’ The youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he was still a youth.