1 Kings 2:34

“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 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
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What does 1 Kings 2:34 mean?

1 Kings 2:34 (KJV) 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. This verse is part of a larger narrative of political intrigue, power struggles, and succession in ancient Israel. It comes at the…

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The Weight of Divine Justice

1 Kings 2:34 states, "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." This verse encapsulates the grim and decisive actions that mark the transition of power within Israelite leadership. Yet within…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteousness in Our Lives

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I reflect on the words from 1 Kings 2:34 in the King James Version, “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.” Lord, these words remind us of the…

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1 Kings 2:34 - "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."
2 kings 9:34-36
2 Kings 10:34 - "Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 4:34 - "And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom."
2 Kings 19:34 - "For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake."
1 Kings 7:34 - "And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself."
1 Kings 1:34 - "And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon."
1 Kings 13:34 - "And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth."
2 Chronicles 34:11 - "Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed."
2 Kings 18:34 - "Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?"
2 Kings 15:34 - "And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done."
2 Kings 9:34 - "And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter."
2 Chronicles 20:34 - "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel."
1 Kings 15:34 - "And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin."
1 Kings 6:34 - "And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding."
1 Kings 18:34 - "And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time."
1 Kings 8:34 - "Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers."
2 Kings 23:34 - "And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there."
2 Kings 19:2
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"Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?" - 2 Kings 10:34
"And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom." - 1 Kings 4:34
1 Chronicles 2:34 - "¶ Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha."
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
"For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake." - 2 Kings 19:34
2 Kings 17:34 - "Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;"
2 Chronicles 34:1 - "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years."
1 Kings 22:34 - "And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded."