1 Kings 2:25
What does 1 Kings 2:25 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 2:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And King Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and he made an attack on him and put him to death.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falleth upon him, and he dieth.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaias, the son of Joiada, who slew him, and he died.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; who fell on him, that he died.
Context
v.24Now therefore as Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
v.25This passage
v.26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 8:18
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.
- Judges 8:20
And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
- 2 Samuel 4:12
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
- 1 Kings 2:46
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
- 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 blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.
- 1 Samuel 15:33
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.
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