So Benaiah son of Jehoiada returned to the sacred tent and killed Joab, and he was buried at his home in the wilderness.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then 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.
- 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.
- BSB So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
- 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.
- NASB Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him and put him to death, and he was buried at his own house in the wilderness.
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Quick answer
Benaiah executes Joab, who is then buried at his own home in the wilderness. The long career of David's violent commander ends under the king's justice.
Overview
Joab, for decades the powerful and often ruthless commander of David's armies, is finally brought to account. His burial in his own house in the wilderness marks the quiet end of a man whose strength had served and sometimes troubled the kingdom. Justice deferred during David's reign is at last carried out under Solomon.
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Cross-references · 7
- Matt 3:1In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
- 1 Kgs 2:25King Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.
- Josh 15:61In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
- 1 Kgs 2:31The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.
- 2 Kgs 21:18Manasseh 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 place.
- 2 Chr 33:20So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 2:46So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
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