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33 May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the Lord give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family,[a] and his dynasty.”[b] 34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab;[c] he was buried at his home in the wilderness. 35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of[d] the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 2:33 tn Heb “house.”
  2. 1 Kings 2:33 tn Heb “his throne.”
  3. 1 Kings 2:34 tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 1 Kings 2:35 tn Heb “over.”
  5. 1 Kings 2:35 tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.