Sent by the hand of Benaiah.—The chief of the bodyguard is the chief of “the executioners” (see 1 Kings 1:38), apparen…

And King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada
Orders to execute hi…

Solomon received Bathsheba with all the respect that was owing to a mother; but let no one be asked for what they ought not to grant. It ill become…