And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
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Gill's Exposition
And unto Abiathar the priest said the king,.... Who was either at court, or he sent for him, and thus addressed him:
get thee to Anathoth; a city of the tribe of Benjamin, given to the priests, Jos…
Adam Clarke
Solomon sent - Benaiah - and he fell upon him that he died. - Benaiah seems to have been the public state executioner, and yet he was generalissimo of all the forces. See him employed in a similar…
Here is, I. Solomon's accession to the throne, Kg1 2:12. He came to it much more easily and peaceably than David did, and much sooner saw his government established. It is happy for a kingdom when the…
Cambridge Bible
by the hand of Benaiah To Benaiah was committed not the oversight, but the execution of the sentence. In like manner he puts to death Joab (1Ki 2:34) and Shimei (1Ki 2:46). Solomon was absolute as a…
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