1 Kings 2:34-35

2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; he was buried at his home in the wilderness. 2:35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.


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

tn Heb “over.”

tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.