1 Kings 2:31

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says! Kill him there and take him out to bury him. Then my family and I will be free of Joab’s guilt from killing innocent people.

Cross References

Numbers 35:33

“Don’t let your land be polluted with innocent blood. If a person murders someone, 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.

Exodus 21:14

But whoever plans to kill someone out of anger or hatred must be punished. Take them away from my altar and kill them.

Acts 28:4

When the people living on the island saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice does not want him to live.”

Proverbs 28:17

A murderer will never have peace. Don’t support such a person.

2 Kings 9:26

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

2 Samuel 3:28

Later David heard the news and 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 they will be cursed. Many troubles will come to his family. His people will be sick with leprosy, crippled, 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!’” But Joab answered, “No, I will die here.” Benaiah went back to the king and told him what Joab had said.