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1 Kings 2:46
“So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 2
44
The king said moreover to Shimei, "You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father. Therefore Yahweh shall return your wickedness on your own head.
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But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever.
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So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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