The king said to him, ‘Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him in order to remove from me and from my father’s family the blood that Joab shed without just cause.
Deuteronomy 21:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You must purge from yourselves the guilt of shedding innocent blood, for you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 said to him, ‘Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him in order to remove from me and from my father’s family the blood that Joab shed without just cause.
Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord’s sight.
This will occur if you obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commands I am giving you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.