1 Kings
1 Kings 2:33–34
33Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”
34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
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1 Kings 2:33
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Their blood | דְמֵיהֶם֙ | ḏə·mê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| will come back | וְשָׁ֤בוּ | wə·šā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| upon the heads | בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | bə·rōš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| of Joab | יוֹאָ֔ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| his descendants forever | זַרְע֖וֹ | zar·‘ōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| but for David | וּלְדָוִ֡ד | ū·lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| his descendants | וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ | ū·lə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| his house | וּלְבֵית֨וֹ | ū·lə·ḇê·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and his throne | וּלְכִסְא֜וֹ | ū·lə·ḵis·’ōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| there shall be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| peace | שָׁל֛וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| from | מֵעִ֥ם | mê·‘im | Preposition-m | H5973 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
1 Kings 2:34
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Benaiah | בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ | bə·nā·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1141 Benajah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jehoiada | יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| went up | וַיַּ֗עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| struck down Joab | וַיִּפְגַּע־ | way·yip̄·ga‘- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| and killed him | וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּ | way·mi·ṯê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| He was buried | וַיִּקָּבֵ֥ר | way·yiq·qā·ḇêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6912 bury |
| at his own home | בְּבֵית֖וֹ | bə·ḇê·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 2:33 2 Samuel 3:28–29 · 1 Kings 2:32 · Matthew 27:25 · Proverbs 25:5
1 Kings 2:34 Matthew 3:1 · 1 Kings 2:25 · Joshua 15:61
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.