1 Kings 2:31 meaning and explanation
And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.
1 Kings 2:31, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon is speaking to Benaiah, his officer, about Joab, David's longtime army commander who has fled to the altar and refused to leave it. Joab had killed Abner and Amasa, two rival commanders, in peacetime, and David's final charge to Solomon included settling that debt.
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