1 Kings 2:29

2:29 When King Solomon heard ¹  that Joab had run to the tent of the Lord and was right there beside the altar, he ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ²  “Go, strike him down.”

1 Kings 2:32

2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ³  behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he ⁴  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

¹ tn Heb “and it was related to King Solomon.”

² tn Heb “so Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying.”

³ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

⁴ tn Heb “because he struck down two men more innocent and better than he and he killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know.”