1 Kings 2:33

So their blood will return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.”

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WEBBE

So their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from the LORD.”

BSB

Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”

KJV

Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

ASV

So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah.

BBE

So their blood will be on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for ever; but for David and his seed and his family and the seat of his kingdom, there will be peace for ever from the Lord.

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וְשָׁבוּ ve·sha·vu and they will return H7725 דְמֵיהֶם de·mei·hem blood(s) their H1818 בְּרֹאשׁ be·rosh on [the] head of H7218 יוֹאָב yo·'av Joab H3097 וּבְרֹאשׁ u·ve·rosh and on [the] head of H7218 זַרְעוֹ zar·'o offspring his H2233 לְעֹלָם le·'o·lam for ever H5769 וּלְדָוִד u·le·da·vid and to David H1732 וּלְזַרְעוֹ u·le·zar·'o and to offspring his H2233 וּלְבֵיתוֹ u·le·vei·to and to house his H1004 וּלְכִסְאוֹ u·le·khis·'o and to throne his H3678 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh it will belong H1961 שָׁלוֹם sha·lom peace H7965 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 עוֹלָם o·lam perpetuity H5769 מֵעִם me·'im from with H5973 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068

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