The king replied to him, “Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, and thus take away from me and from my father’s house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause.
Deuteronomy 21:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from your midst, because you must do what is right in the sight of the Lord. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So shall you purge the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you do what is right in the sight of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) So shalt thou put away the innocent blood from the midst of thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah. Common English Bible But you must remove innocent bloodshed from your community; do only what is right in the LORD’s eyes. Catholic Public Domain Version Then you will be free from the blood that was shed against the innocent, when you will have done as the Lord has instructed you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou shalt be free from the innocent's blood, that was shed, when thou shalt have done what the Lord hath commanded thee. |
The king replied to him, “Do as he has said, strike him down and bury him, and thus take away from me and from my father’s house the guilt for the blood that Joab shed without cause.
Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you do what is right in the sight of the Lord.
if you obey the voice of the Lord your God by keeping all his commandments that I am commanding you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.