1 Kings 2:34

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“So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.”

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BSBPD

“So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And 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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 2:34 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 15:61These were in the wilderness:
  2. Judges 15:12But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”
  3. 1 Kings 2:25So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
  4. 1 Kings 2:31And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
  5. 1 Kings 2:46Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
  6. 2 Kings 21:18And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
  7. 2 Chronicles 33:20And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried at his palace. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
  8. Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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