1 Kings 2:34-35

Solomon's Reign Established

34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and struck him down and put him to death. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 k The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in place of Joab, and the king put l Zadok the priest m in the place of Abiathar.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:4
    Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests.
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 29:22
    And they ate and drank before the Lord on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and they anointed him as prince for the Lord, and Zadok as priest.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 2:27
    So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
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