The Meaning of 1 Kings 2:30 Explained

1 Kings 2:30

KJV: And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

YLT: And Benaiah cometh in unto the tent of Jehovah, and saith unto him, 'Thus said the king, Come out;' and he saith, 'Nay, but here I die.' And Benaiah bringeth back the king word, saying, 'Thus spake Joab, yea, thus he answered me.'

Darby: And Benaiah came to the tent of Jehovah and said to him, Thus saith the king: Come forth. And he said, No; for I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

ASV: And Benaiah came to the Tent of Jehovah, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 2:30?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

What does 1 Kings 2:30 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 2:26-35 - Paying Penalty For Bloody Deeds

The removal of Abiathar from the office of high priest and the execution of Joab quenched the last faint hopes of the house of Saul. In the case of Abiathar, note the remarkable fulfillment of the divine prediction, 1 Samuel 2:31-35. God does not fail to keep His word, whether of threatening or of promise.

Joab fled to the altar. Men who, throughout their life, have disregarded or despised religion will often turn to it in their extremity. Those who blaspheme when the seas are smooth, will be the first to cry for mercy when the storm-winds lash the waters into foam.

Joab's attempt to find mercy through the altar was futile; but no sinner ever flees to the Cross in vain. If he fulfills the conditions of repentance and faith, the sword of the avenger cannot touch him there. If we confess and forsake our sins, and humbly trust in the mercy of the Redeemer, no weapon that is formed against us can prosper, and every tongue that rises in judgment is condemned. "This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord," Isaiah 54:17.

1 Kings 2:1-46 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 2

¹ David, having given a charge to Solomon
³ of Reverence
⁵ of Joab
⁷ of Barzillai
⁸ of Shimei
¹⁰ Solomon succeeds
¹² Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag,
¹³ is put to death
²⁶ Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood
²⁸ Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain
³⁵ Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's
³⁶ Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 2:30 mean?

So went Benaiah to the tabernacle of Yahweh and said to him thus says the king come out And he said No but here I will die and brought back Benaiah - to the king word saying said Joab and thus he answered me

וַיָּבֹ֨א בְנָיָ֜הוּ אֶל־ אֹ֣הֶל יְהוָ֗ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־ אָמַ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ צֵ֔א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֣י פֹ֣ה אָמ֑וּת וַיָּ֨שֶׁב בְּנָיָ֤הוּ אֶת־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔ר דִבֶּ֥ר יוֹאָ֖ב וְכֹ֥ה עָנָֽנִי

וַיָּבֹ֨א	So went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְנָיָ֜הוּ	Benaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּנָיָה Sense: one of David’s mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah’s attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army.
אֹ֣הֶל	the tabernacle
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent.
יְהוָ֗ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֜יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
כֹּֽה־	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֤ר	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
צֵ֔א	come out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ׀	And he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לֹ֖א	No
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
פֹ֣ה	here
Parse: Adverb Root: פֹּה Sense: here, from here, hither.
אָמ֑וּת	I will die
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
וַיָּ֨שֶׁב	and brought back
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
בְּנָיָ֤הוּ	Benaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּנָיָה Sense: one of David’s mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah’s attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	to the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
דָּבָ֣ר	word
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
לֵאמֹ֔ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דִבֶּ֥ר	said
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
יוֹאָ֖ב	Joab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
וְכֹ֥ה	and thus
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
עָנָֽנִי	he answered me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.

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