1 Kings 2:34

1 Kings 2:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

Context of 1 Kings 2:34

32The Lord will repay him for the slaughter he caused. Joab killed two honorable men who were better than he was. He used his sword to kill Abner (who was the son of Ner and the commander of Israel’s army) and Amasa (who was the son of Jether and the commander of Judah’s army). Joab did this without my father’s knowledge. 33The responsibility for their blood will fall on Joab and his descendants forever. But may David, his descendants, family, and throne always receive peace from the Lord.” Then Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, went and attacked Joab, killed him, and buried him at his home in the desert. 35The king then appointed Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, to replace Joab as commander of the army. King Solomon also replaced Abiathar with the priest Zadok. 36The king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem, and stay there. Don’t leave ⌞the city⌟ to go anywhere else.

1 Kings 2:34 word by word

וַיַּ֗עַל בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וַיִּפְגַּע־בּ֖וֹ וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר בְּבֵית֖וֹ בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּbenâyâh benâyâhû · BenaiahH1141
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעyehôyâdâ‛ · JehoiadaH3077
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and fellפָּגַעpâga‛ · to fall onH6293
• upon him, and slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• him: and he was buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• in his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for 1 Kings 2:34

• 1 Kings 2:25King Solomon gave this task to Benaiah, son of Jehoiada. Benaiah attacked and killed Adonijah.
• Exodus 24:14He said to the leaders, “Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Take all your disagreements to them.”
• 2 Kings 21:18Manasseh lay down in death with his ancestors. He was buried in the garden of his own palace, in the garden of Uzza. His son Amon succeeded him as king.
• 2 Chronicles 33:20Manasseh lay down in death with his ancestors. They buried him in his own palace. His son Amon succeeded him as king.
• Joshua 15:61In the desert Judah was given six cities with their villages: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
• Matthew 3:1Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34So Benaiah - went up - and slew him - It appears he slew him at the very altar. Joab must have been both old and infirm at this time, and now he bleeds for Abner, he bleeds for Amasa, and he bleeds for Uriah. The two former he murdered; of the blood of the latter he was not innocent; yet he had done the state much service, and they knew it. But he was a murderer, and vengeance would not suffer such to live.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Retribution overtook Joab on the very scene (Gibeon) of the most treacherous of his murders. It was at the “great stone which is in Gibeon” that Joab killed Amasa 2 Samuel 20:8-10.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-34Verses 26-34 Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the Author of peace, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-35Solomon believed that Adonijah's main supporters, Abiathar and Joab, were still part of Adonijah's plans, so he took action against them too.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. Benaiah ... went up, and fell upon him--According to the terms of the statute (Ex 21:14), and the practice in similar cases (2Ki 11:15), the criminal was to be dragged from the altar and slain elsewhere. But the truth is, that the sanctity of the altar was violated as much by the violence used in forcing the criminal from the place as in shedding his blood there; the express command of God authorized the former and therefore by implication permitted…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 2:34

• Burial
• Government
• Homicide
• Joab
• Punishment

In the dictionaries

• Benaiah
• Jehoiada
• Burial
• Curse
• Fail
• Gibeon
• Gone
• Joab
• Return
• Samuel

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings