1 Raja-raja 2:29

2:29 When King Solomon heard ¹  that Joab had run to the tent of the Lord and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ²  “Go, strike him down.”

1 Raja-raja 2:31-32

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family ³  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ⁴  2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ⁵  behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he ⁶  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

[2:29]  ¹ tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”

[2:29]  ² tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”

[2:31]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[2:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

[2:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

[2:32]  ⁶ tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.”