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1 Kings 2:32

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30 And Benaiah entered the tent of the LORD and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah relayed the message to the king, saying, “This is how Joab answered me.”

31 And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.

The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

33 Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”

34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

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BSB
The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
KJV
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
WEB
The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
ASV
And Jehovah will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not, [to wit], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
DARBY
And Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, without my father David's knowledge: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
BLB
And YHWH will return his blood on his head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and he killed them with the sword—and my father David knew [it] not—Abner son of Ner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, the commander of the army of Judah.
ÅB
Og Herren skal la hans blod[^1] komme tilbake på hans hode fordi han hugg ned to menn som var rettferdigere og bedre enn han, og drepte dem med sverdet, så min far David ikke visste om det, Abner, Ners sønn, Israels hærfører, og Amasa, Jeters sønn, Judas hærfører.
OTB
Og Herren vil vende hans blod tilbake på hans eget hode, fordi han slo ned to menn mer rettferdige og bedre enn han, og drepte dem med sverdet: Abner, Ners sønn, hærføreren for Israels hær, og Amasa, Jeters sønn, hærføreren for Judas hær, selv om min far David ikke visste det.
B1930
Og Herren skal la hans blod komme tilbake på hans hode fordi han hugg ned to menn som var rettferdigere og bedre enn han, og drepte dem med sverdet, så min far David ikke visste om det, Abner, Ners sønn, Israels hærfører, og Amasa, Jeters sønn, Judas hærfører. / < det av ham utøste blod.>

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  • Judges 9:24

    in order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.

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  • 2 Chronicles 21:13

    but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.

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  • Psalms 7:16

    His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

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  • Judges 9:57

    And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:9–10

    “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:26–27

    As soon as Joab had left David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David was unaware of it.

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  • 1 Kings 2:5

    Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:37

    So on that day all the troops and all Israel were convinced that the king had no part in the murder of Abner son of Ner.

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