# General Information: Benaiah kills Joab and becomes the commander of King Solomon's army. # He was buried in his own house This can be translated in active form. AT: "They buried Joab in his own house" # in his own house The house is a metonym for the land on which the house stood. The Israelites buried people out of doors in graves or tombs. AT: "where his family lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/zadok]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abiathar]]