May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the <sc>Lordsc> give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family,<n id="1" /> and his dynasty.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;The time will come when<n id="1" /> your people Israel are defeated by an enemy<n id="2" /> because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you,<n id="3" /> and pray for your help<n id="4" /> in this temple,

When your people<n id="1" /> come to their senses<n id="2" /> in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, &#8216;We have sinned and gone astray;<n id="3" /> we have done evil.&#8217;

When they return to you with all their heart and being<n id="1" /> in the land where they are held prisoner,<n id="2" /> and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,<n id="3" />

If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple in Jerusalem,<n id="1" /> their loyalty could shift to their former master,<n id="2" /> King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.&#8221;