This is how you will get rid of the guilt of an unsolved murder by doing what the Lord considers right.
The king answered, “Do as he said. Kill him, and bury him. You can remove the innocent blood—the blood which Joab shed—from me and my father’s family.
If you don’t eat blood, things will go well for you and your descendants. You will be doing what the Lord considers right.
The Lord your God will do this if you listen to him, obey all the commands that I’m giving you today, and do what he considers right.