1 Kings 2:6

2:6 Do to him what you think is appropriate, ¹  but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death. ² 

1 Kings 19:21

19:21 Elisha ³  went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. ⁴  He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.

1 Kings 2:5

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. ⁵  During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; ⁶  when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. ⁷ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn Heb “according to your wisdom.”

[2:6]  ² tn Heb “and do not bring down his grey hair in peace [to] Sheol.”

[19:21]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “and with the equipment of the oxen he cooked them, the flesh.”

[2:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”

[2:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”

[2:5]  ⁷ 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.