1 Kings 2:31-33

Expanded Bible

³¹ Then the king ordered Benaiah, “Do as he says! Kill him there and bury him. Then my ·family [^Lfather’s house] and I will ·be free of the guilt of Joab, who has killed innocent people [^Lhave taken away the blood Joab shed without cause]. ³² Without my father knowing it, he killed two men who were ·much [more righteous and] better than he was—Abner son of Ner, the commander of Israel’s army [2 Sam. 3:22–39], and Amasa son of Jether, the commander of Judah’s army [2 Sam. 20:8–10]. So the Lord will ·pay him back [^Lbring his blood on his own head] for those deaths. ³³ Joab and his ·family [descendants] will ·be forever guilty for their deaths [^Lhave their blood on their heads forever], but there will be peace from the Lord for David, his descendants, his ·family [^Lhouse], and his throne forever.”