1 Kings 2 · Verse 31

1 Kings 2:31

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
1 Kings 2:31, King James Version

1 Kings 2:31 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBThe king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him, that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.
ASVAnd the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.
YLTAnd the king saith to him, ‘Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;
DARBYAnd the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.
BBEAnd the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.
WebsterAnd the king said to him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

What does 1 Kings 2:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 2:26-34

Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the…

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1 Kings 2:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֣וֹloto him
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehdoH6213
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבֶּ֔רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696
וּפְגַע\־u.fe.ga'-and fallH6293
בּ֖וֹboon him
וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.Toand you will bury himH6912
וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ\׀va.ha.si.Ro.taand you will removeH5493
דְּמֵ֣יde.Meiblood<s> ofH1818
חִנָּ֗םchi.Namwithout causeH2600
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁפַ֣ךְsha.Fakhhe has shedH8210
יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvJoabH3097
מֵעָלַ֕יme.'a.Laifrom on meH5921
וּמֵעַ֖לu.me.'Aland from onH5921
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
אָבִֽי\׃'a.Vifather myH1

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Cross references for 1 Kings 2:31

  • Deuteronomy 21:8-9

    Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

  • Numbers 35:33

    So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

  • Exodus 21:14

    But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

  • 2 Samuel 3:28

    And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

  • Proverbs 28:17

    A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

  • Acts 28:4

    And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • 2 Kings 9:26

    Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the Lord.

  • Genesis 9:5-6

    And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

  • Deuteronomy 19:12-13

    Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

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Do.
Ex 21:14
that thou.
Ge 9:5,6; Nu 35:33; De 19:12,13; 21:8,9; 2Ki 9:26; Pr 28:17
Ac 28:4
which.
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and from.
2Sa 3:28

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Context

  • 1 Kings 2:30

    And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

  • 1 Kings 2:31

    And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

  • 1 Kings 2:32

    And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

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1 Kings 2:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el rey le dijo: Haz como él ha dicho; mátale y entiérralo, y quita de mí y de la casa de mi padre la sangre que Joab ha derramado injustamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi lui dit: Fais comme il a dit, et jette-toi sur lui, et enterre-le; et ôte de dessus moi et de dessus la maison de mon père le sang que Joab a versé sans cause;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König sprach zu ihm: Tue, wie er geredet hat, und stoße ihn nieder, und begrabe ihn; und so tue das Blut, das Joab ohne Ursache vergossen hat, von mir und von dem Hause meines Vaters hinweg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque ei rex: Fac sicut locutus est, et interfice eum, et sepeli: et amovebis sanguinem innocentem qui effusus est a Joab, a me, et a domo patris mei.