1 Kings 2:34 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Kings 2:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Retribution overtook Joab on the very scene (Gibeon) of the most treacherous of his murders. It was at the “great stone which is in Gibeon” that Joab killed Amasa 2 Samuel 20:8-10 .
1 Kings 2:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Death of David; Solomon Established on his Throne. The main source of this chapter is the same as that of 1, but interspersed are Deuteronomic additions ( 1 Kings 2:3 f., 1 Kings 2:10-12 ; 1 Kin...
1 Kings 2:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. So Benaiah - went up - and slew him - It appears he slew him at the very...
1 Kings 2:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Benaiah ... went up, and fell upon him. According to the terms o...
1 Kings 2:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's last Will and Testament The recital of David's last charge to Solomon and his death is followed by an account of the execution of Adonijah, Joab, and Shimei. 3, 4. Cp. Deuteronomy 17 ;...
1 Kings 2:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AVENGING JUSTICE 1 Kings 2:13-46 . The wrath of a king is "as messengers of death."- Proverbs 16:14 THE reign of Solomon began with a threefold deed of blood. An Eastern king, surrounded by t...
1 Kings 2:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
1 Kings 2:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the last charge of David there was first a recognition of the sphere of Solomon's safety. In all probability his personal influence had been great with his son, but now he was going "the way of al...
1 Kings 2:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(28) Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. (29)...
1 Kings 2:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up ,.... To Gibeon, which was a great high place, 1 Kings 3:4 ; and fell upon him, and slew him ; at the altar; or, dragging him from it at some distance, drew...
1 Kings 2:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 34. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness, ] i.e...
1 Kings 2:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord shall return his blood The guilt of the blood which he hath shed. Upon his own head Shall make him alone bear the punishment of his iniquity. Who fell upon two men more righteous than h...
1 Kings 2:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DAVID'S LAST WORDS TO SOLOMON (vs.1-9) As David was about to die, his words to Solomon have serious significance. Just as Paul ( 2 Timothy 4:1-6 ) and Peter ( 2 Peter 1:12-15 ) were concerned abo...
1 Kings 2:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Joab Put to Death. B. C. 1015. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee...
1 Kings 2:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Places which have but few houses and inhabitants are oft so called in Scripture, as Isaiah 42:11 Jeremiah 25:24 Ezekiel 34:25 .
1 Kings 2:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 2:30 . Nay, but I will die here —A defiance of the king’s message, thinking that Solomon dared not order his execution there. But Joab had placed himself...
1 Kings 2:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:5 . Thou knowest what Joab did to me. David does not mention Absalom, but that was the deed that touched his heart; the blood of Abner and of Amasa still cried to heaven. 1 Kings 2:9 ....
1 Kings 2:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

Nay; but I will die here. A warrior’s death The circumstances in which Joab uttered the words, “Nay; but I will die here,” were the outcome of a conspiracy which had been formed during the latt...
1 Kings 2:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DEPOSITION OF ABIATHAR AND THE DEATH OF JOAB . 1 Kings 2:26 And unto Abiathar the priest [see note on 1 Kings 1:8 . The historian now relates the end of...
1 Kings 2:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The End of Joab
1 Kings 2:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:25 ; 1 Kings 2:31 ; 1 Kings 2:46 ; 2 Chronicles 33:20 ; 2 Kings 21:18 ; Exodus 24:14 ; Joshua 15:61 ; Matthew 3:1
1 Kings 2:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wilderness — Places which have but few houses and inhabitants, are often so called in scripture. He was buried privately, like a criminal, not pompously, like a general.

1 Kings 2:34 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 2:34 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 2:34 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 2:34 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 2:34 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:34 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 2:34 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 2:34 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 2:34 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 2:34 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 2:34 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 2:34 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 2:34 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:34 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes