1 Kings 2:32-33

2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ¹  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 ²  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. 2:33 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, ³  and his dynasty.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 2:44

2:44 Then the king said to Shimei, “You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. ⁵  The Lord will punish you for what you did. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

² 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.”

³ tn Heb “house.”

⁴ tn Heb “his throne.”

⁵ tn Heb “You know all the evil, for your heart knows, which you did to David my father.”

⁶ tn Heb “The Lord will cause your evil to return upon your head.”