1 Kings 2:29
in 1 Kings 2It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it was told king Solomon, Joab is fled unto the Tent of Jehovah, and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
KJV
And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
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This verse in 1 Kings 2
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
took hold of the horns of the altar
on 1 Kings 2:28-30
Joab, “who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom”, flees at the news and “took hold of the horns of the altar”. Exodus 21:14 denies that refuge to a man guilty of deliberate murder. Benaiah brings the order to come out, and Joab answers, “No, I will die here”.
This site's exposition
is now beside the altar
Solomon sends Benaiah to strike Joab at once. Adam Clarke notes that altars were so sacred among all peoples that even the worst man usually found safety at one. The abuse led at last to the rule that the guilty must die even at the altar.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it was told King Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord,....
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֻּגַּ֞ד | vaiyugad | and it was told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | lamelekh | to the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נָ֤ס | nas | he had fled | H5127 → | 159 times |
| יוֹאָב֙ | yoav | Joab | H3097 → | 144 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֖ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| אֵ֣צֶל | ʾetzel | [he was] beside | H681 → | 61 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנָיָ֧הוּ | benayahu | Benaiah | H1141 → | 42 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע | yehoyada' | Jehoiada | H3077 → | 51 times |
| לֵאמֹ֖ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לֵ֥ךְ | lekh | go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| פְּגַע־ | pega'- | fall | H6293 → | 46 times |
| בּֽוֹ׃ | bo | on him |
וַיֻּגַּ֞דand it was told
vaiyugadH5046 →370 times
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְto the king
lamelekhH4428 →2525 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
נָ֤סhe had fled
nasH5127 →159 times
יוֹאָב֙Joab
yoavH3097 →144 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהִנֵּ֖הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
אֵ֣צֶל[he was] beside
ʾetzelH681 →61 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּנָיָ֧הוּBenaiah
benayahuH1141 →42 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹיָדָ֛עJehoiada
yehoyada'H3077 →51 times
לֵאמֹ֖ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
לֵ֥ךְgo
lekhH1980 →1546 times
פְּגַע־fall
pega'-H6293 →46 times
בּֽוֹ׃on him
bo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
it leads to
- Jeremiah 25:29
For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 2:9
There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Ezekiel 9:6
Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders…
- 1 Peter 2:8
and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
- Jeremiah 25:29
Through
Ezekiel 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders…
it leads to
- Revelation 9:4
They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
- Exodus 12:23
When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow…
- 2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Revelation 9:4
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.
