1 Kings 2:31

The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

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WEBBE

The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him, that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

BSB

And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.

KJV

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

ASV

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

BBE

And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לוֹ lo to him H9033 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 עֲשֵׂה 'a·seh do H6213 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 דִּבֶּר di·ber he has spoken H1696 וּפְגַע־ u·fe·ga'- and fall H6293 בּוֹ bo on him H9033 וּקְבַרְתּוֹ u·ke·var·to and you will bury him H6912 וַהֲסִירֹתָ va·ha·si·ro·ta and you will remove H5493 דְּמֵי de·mei blood(s) of H1818 חִנָּם chi·nam without cause H2600 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 שָׁפַךְ sha·fakh he has shed H8210 יוֹאָב yo·'av Joab H3097 מֵעָלַי me·'a·lai from on me H5921 וּמֵעַל u·me·'al and from on H5921 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 אָבִי 'a·vi father my H1

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 26–34

Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the Author of peace, and forward to eternity as the perfection of it. The Lord of peace himself gives us that peace which is everlasting.

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People & places

Joab

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Homicide

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.