NET Bible
"King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah."
— 1 Kings 2:25, NET Bible
“And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.”
“And king Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, so that he died. ”
“King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.”
“And king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaias, the son of Joiada, who slew him, and he died.”
“And King Solomon sent Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and he made an attack on him and put him to death.”
“And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.”
King Solomon answered his mother,“Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!
Now, as certainly as the LORD lives(he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!”
King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.
The king then told Abiathar the priest,“Go back to your property in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the Sovereign LORD before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.”
Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest for the LORD, fulfilling the LORD’s message that he had pronounced against the family of Eli in Shiloh.
When the news reached Joab(for Joab had supported Adonijah, although he had not supported Absalom), he ran to the tent of the LORD and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.