1 Kings 2:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ You and your descendants must always faithfully obey the Lord. If you do, he will keep the solemn promise he made to me that someone from our family will always be king of Israel.

^5 (A) Solomon, don't forget what Joab did to me by killing Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of Israel's army. He killed them as if they were his enemies in a war, but he did it when there was no war.^[a] He is guilty, and now it's up to you to punish him ⁶ in the way you think best. Whatever you do, don't let him die peacefully in his old age.