1 Kings 2:25

2:25 King Solomon then sent¹ Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.²

1 Kings 2:34

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab;³ he was buried at his home in the wilderness.

2:46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei.⁴

So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.⁵

¹tn The Hebrew text adds, “by the hand of.”

²tn Heb “and he struck him and he died.”

³tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴tn “The king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada and he went out and struck him down and he died.”

⁵tn “And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”