1 Kings 2:34

“So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, etc.] To Gibeon, which was a great high place, (<110304>1 Kings 3:4); and fell upon him, and slew him; at the altar; or, dragging him from it at some distance, drew his sword and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness; not in his dwelling house strictly taken, but in a garden or field adjoining to it, which house in the wilderness; not a waste place uninhabited; for, as Kimchi observes, this word sometimes signifies a place uninhabited, though not tilled, but left for pasture of cattle; and in such a place might Joab’s house be, at least his country house, where he might have a farm, and fields, and cattle, as it is plain he…”

“SHIMEI PUT TO DEATH. (Kg1 2:34-46) Benaiah . . . went up, and fell upon him--According to the terms of the statute (Exo 21:14), and the practice in similar cases (Kg2 11:15), the criminal was to be dragged from the altar and slain elsewhere. But the truth is, that the sanctity of the altar was violated as much by the violence used in forcing the criminal from the place as in shedding his blood there; the express command of God authorized the former and therefore by implication permitted the latter. was buried in his own house--or family vault, at his property in the wilderness of Judah. His interment was included in the king's order, as enjoined in the divine law (Deu 21:23).”

“Retribution overtook Joab on the very scene (Gibeon) of the most treacherous of his murders. It was at the “great stone which is in Gibeon” that Joab killed Amasa 2 Samuel 20:8-10. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Wilderness - Places which have but few houses and inhabitants, are often so called in scripture. He was buried privately, like a criminal, not pompously, like a general. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 2:36”

“Benaiah: Kg1 2:25, Kg1 2:31, Kg1 2:46 and fell: It appears that he slew him at the very altar. The altar was so sacred among all the people, that, in general, even the vilest wretch found safety, if he once reached it. This led to many abuses, and the perversion of public justice; and God decreed ( Exo 24:14) that the presumptuous murderer, who had taken refuge at his altar, should be dragged thence and put to death. buried: Kg2 21:18; Ch2 33:20 in the: Jos 15:61; Mat 3:1 3 Kings (1 Kings) 2:35”