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1 Kings 2:34-36
New English Translation
1 Kings 2:34-36
New English Translation
34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab;[a] he was buried at his home in the wilderness. 35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of[b] the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.[c]
36 Next the king summoned[d] Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but you may not leave there to go anywhere.[e]
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- 1 Kings 2:34 tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Kings 2:35 tn Heb “over.”
- 1 Kings 2:35 tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.
- 1 Kings 2:36 tn Heb “sent and summoned.”
- 1 Kings 2:36 tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”
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