1 Kings 2:46

Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
1 Kings 2:46
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶת־בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וַיֵּצֵ֕א וַיִּפְגַּע־בּ֖וֹ וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥ה נָכ֖וֹנָה בְּיַד־שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

  1. וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzav“and he commanded”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  2. הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.hu“Benaiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בְּנָיָ֫הוּ · “Benaiah” · Strong's H1141G
  5. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'“Jehoiada”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹיָדָע · “Jehoiada” · Strong's H3077G
  7. וַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'“and he went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  8. וַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-“and he fell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּגַע · “to fall on” · Strong's H6293
  9. בּ֖וֹbo“on him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  10. וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  11. וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.Khah“and the kingdom”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַמְלָכָה · “kingdom” · Strong's H4467
  12. נָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nah“it was established”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כּוּן · “establish” · Strong's H3559H
  13. בְּיַד־be.yad-“in [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  14. שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)