1 Kings 2:24-25
2:24 Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty 1 for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”
2:25 King Solomon then sent 2 Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah. 3
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn The Hebrew text adds, “by the hand of.”
3 tn Heb “and he struck him and he died.”