^29 (A)May it fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father's house, and may the house of Joab never be without ^(B)one who has a discharge or who is ^(C)leprous or who holds a spindle or who falls by the sword or who lacks bread!”

¹⁹ Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, ^(A)his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head.

³² The Lord will ^(A)bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men ^(B)more righteous and better than himself, ^(C)Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and ^(D)Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

³⁷ For on the day you go out and cross ^(A)the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall die. ^(B)Your blood shall be on your own head.”

²⁵ And all the people answered, ^(A)“His blood be on us and ^(B)on our children!”