³⁴ So Benaiah^(A) son of Jehoiada went up and struck down Joab^(B) and killed him, and he was buried at his home out in the country.

John the Baptist Prepares the Way^(A)

3 In those days John the Baptist^(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

²⁵ So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah^(A) son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.^(B)

⁶¹ In the wilderness:^(A)

²⁰ Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried^(A) in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

¹⁸ Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace garden,^(A) the garden of Uzza. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

⁴⁶ Then the king gave the order to Benaiah^(A) son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei^(B) down and he died.

The kingdom was now established^(C) in Solomon’s hands.

³¹ Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood^(A) that Joab shed.