1 Kings 2:5-6

2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me – how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. ¹  During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; ²  when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. ³  2:6 Do to him what you think is appropriate, ⁴  but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death. ⁵ 

1 Kings 2:31-32

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family ⁶  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ⁷  2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ⁸  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 ⁹  – Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

¹ tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”

² tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”

³ tn Heb “and he shed the blood of battle when he killed which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered himself with guilt and his guilt was obvious to all who saw him.

⁴ tn Heb “according to your wisdom.”

⁵ tn Heb “and do not bring down his grey hair in peace [to] Sheol.”

⁶ tn Heb “house.”

⁷ tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

⁸ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

⁹ 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.”