1 Kings 2:30 - Easy To Read Version

³⁰ Benaiah went into the Lord’s Tent and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’”

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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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁰ And Banaias came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him: Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said: I will not come forth, but here I will die. Banaias brought word back to the king, saying: Thus saith Joab, and thus he answered me.

1 Kings 2:30 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 2:29

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

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 Chronicles 11:22

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a powerful man. He was from Kabzeel. Benaiah did brave things. Benaiah killed two of the best men from the country of Moab. One day when it was snowing, Benaiah went down into a hole in the ground and killed a lion.