1 Kings 2 · Verse 34

1 Kings 2:34

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.
1 Kings 2:34, King James Version

1 Kings 2:34 in other translations

BSBSo Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
WEBThen Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up and falleth upon him, and putteth him to death, and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness,
DARBYAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
BBESo Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up, and falling on him, put him to death; and his body was put to rest in his house in the waste land.
WebsterSo Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

What does 1 Kings 2:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
34. 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 the latter. was buried in his own house--or family vault, at his property in the wilderness of Judah. His interment was included in the king's order, as enjoined in the divine law (De 21:23).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 So 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 2:26-34

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…

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1 Kings 2:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huBenaiahH1141
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'JehoiadaH3077
וַיִּפְגַּע\־vai.yif.ga'-and he fellH6293
בּ֖וֹboon him
וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huand he put to death himH4191
וַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.Verand he was buriedH6912
בְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.Toin own house hisH1004
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 2:34

  • 1 Kings 2:25

    And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

  • Matthew 3:1

    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Joshua 15:61

    In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah,

  • 1 Kings 2:31

    And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

  • 1 Kings 2:46

    So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:20

    So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 21:18

    And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Benaiah.
25,31,46
and fell.It appears that he slew him at the very altar. The altar was so sacred among all the people, that, in general, even the vilest wretch found safety, if he once reached it. This led to many abuses, and the perversion of public justice; and God decreed (Ex 24:14) that the presumptuous murderer, who had taken refuge at his altar, should be dragged thence and put to death.
buried.
2Ki 21:18; 2Ch 33:20
in the.
Jos 15:61; Mt 3:1

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Context

  • 1 Kings 2:33

    Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 2:34

    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.

  • 1 Kings 2:35

    And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

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1 Kings 2:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Benaía hijo de Joiada subió, y dió sobre él, y matólo; y fué sepultado en su casa en el desierto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Benaïa, fils de Jehoïada, monta et se jeta sur lui, et le tua; et il fut enterré dans sa maison, dans le désert.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Benaja, der Sohn Jojadas, ging hinauf und stieß ihn nieder und tötete ihn; und er wurde begraben in seinem Hause in der Wüste.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ascendit itaque Banaias filius Jojadæ, et aggressus eum interfecit: sepultusque est in domo sua in deserto.