1 Kings 2:31

Easy To Read Version

Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says! Kill him there. Then bury him. Then my family and I will be free of the guilt of Joab. This guilt was caused because Joab killed innocent people.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:28

Later David heard the news. David said, “My kingdom and I are innocent of the death of Abner son of Ner. The Lord knows this.

2 Samuel 3:29

Joab and his family are responsible for this, and all his family are to be blamed. I hope many troubles will come to Joab’s family. I hope the people in his family will be sick with leprosy, and crippled, and killed in war, and not have enough food to eat!”

1 Kings 2:30

Benaiah went into the Lord’s Tent and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!’”

2 Kings 9:26

The Lord said, ‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons. So I will punish Ahab in this field.’ The Lord said that. So take Joram’s body and throw it into the field, just like the Lord said!”

Exodus 21:14

But if a person planned to kill another person because he is angry or hates him, then that killer must be punished. Take him away from my altar [134] and kill him.

Proverbs 28:17

If a person is guilty of killing another person, then that person will never have peace. Don’t support that person.

Numbers 35:33

“Don’t let your land be ruined with innocent blood. If a person murders someone, then the only payment for that crime is that the murderer must be killed! There is no other payment that will free the land from that crime.

Acts 28:4

The people living on the island saw the snake hanging from Paul’s hand. They said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice {\cf2\super [519]} does not want him to live.”