1 Kings 2:25
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שְׁלֹמֹה
Shᵉlômôh
Shelomah, David's successor
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
בְּנָיָה
Bᵉnâyâh
Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
יוֹיָדָע
Yôwyâdâʻ
Jojada, the name of two Israelites
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Key Terms in This Verse
נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
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.
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the se...
And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
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