1 Raja-raja 2:31-37

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 ¹  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ²  2:32 May the Lord punish him for the blood he shed; ³  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 ⁴  – 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, ⁵  and his dynasty.” ⁶  2:34 So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up and executed Joab; ⁷  he was buried at his home in the wilderness. 2:35 The king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada to take his place at the head of ⁸  the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest to take Abiathar’s place. ⁹ 

2:36 Next the king summoned ¹⁰  Shimei and told him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem ¹¹  and live there – but you may not leave there to go anywhere! ¹²  2:37 If you ever do leave and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will certainly die! You will be responsible for your own death.” ¹³ 

[2:31]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[2:31]  ² tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”

[2:32]  ³ tn Heb “The Lord will cause his blood to return upon his head.”

[2:32]  ⁴ 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.”

[2:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[2:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “his throne.”

[2:34]  ⁷ tn Heb “struck him and killed him.” The referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:35]  ⁸ tn Heb “over.”

[2:35]  ⁹ tc The Old Greek translation includes after v. 35 some fourteen verses that are absent from the MT.

[2:36]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “sent and summoned.”

[2:36]  ¹¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:36]  ¹² tn Heb “and you may not go out from there here or there.”

[2:37]  ¹³ tn Heb “your blood will be upon your head.”