1 Kings 2:29 - Easy To Read Version

²⁹ Someone told King Solomon that Joab was at the altar in the Lord’s Tent. So Solomon ordered Benaiah to go and kill him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was at the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, strike him down.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto the Tent of Jehovah, and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

Common English Bible

²⁹ King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the LORD’s tent and was now beside the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son, instructing him, “Go. Attack Joab!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ And it was reported to king Solomon that Joab had fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and that he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, put him to death."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ And it was told king Solomon, that Joab was fled into the tabernacle of the Lord, and was by the altar. And Solomon sent Banaias the son of Joiada, saying: Go, kill him.

1 Kings 2:29 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 8:18

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites. [59] And David’s sons were important leaders. [60]

1 Kings 2:25

King Solomon gave the command to Benaiah. And Benaiah went out and killed Adonijah.

1 Kings 2:30

Benaiah went into the Lord’s Tent and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’”

1 Kings 2:31

Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says! Kill him there. Then bury him. Then my family and I will be free of the guilt of Joab. This guilt was caused because Joab killed innocent people.

1 Kings 2:46

Then the king ordered Benaiah to kill Shimei, and he did. Now Solomon had full control of his kingdom.

Exodus 21:14

But if a person planned to kill another person because he is angry or hates him, then that killer must be punished. Take him away from my altar [134] and kill him.

Proverbs 28:17

If a person is guilty of killing another person, then that person will never have peace. Don’t support that person.

1 Peter 4:17

It is time for judging to begin. That judging will begin with God’s family. If that judgment begins with us, then what will happen to those people who don’t accept the Good News {\cf2\super [29]} of God?