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1 Kings 2:31

King James Version (KJV)

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

Translations

1 Kings 2:31 - Amplified Bible

The king said to him, Do as he has said. Strike him down and bury him, that you may take away from [me and from] my father's house the innocent blood which Joab shed.

1 Kings 2:31 - American Standard Version

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my fathers house.

1 Kings 2:31 - Bible in Basic English

And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.

1 Kings 2:31 - Darby Bible

And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

1 Kings 2:31 - English Standard Version

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.

1 Kings 2:31 - King James Version

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

1 Kings 2:31 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el rey le dijo: Haz como él ha dicho; arremete contra él, mátalo y entiérralo, para que quites de mì y de la casa de mi padre la sangre que Joab derramò sin causa.

1 Kings 2:31 - The Message

The king said, "Go ahead then, do what he says: Kill him and bury him. Absolve me and my father’s family of the guilt from Joab’s senseless murders. God is avenging those bloody murders on Joab’s head. Two men he murdered, men better by far than he ever was: Behind my father’s back he brutally murdered Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. Responsibility for their murders is forever fixed on Joab and his descendants; but for David and his descendants, his family and kingdom, the final verdict is God’s peace."

1 Kings 2:31 - New American Standard Bible

The king said to him, "Do as he has spoken and fall upon him and bury him, that you may remove from me and from my father's house the blood which Joab shed without cause.

1 Kings 2:31 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y el rey le dijo: "Haz como él ha dicho; atácalo, mátalo y entiérralo, para que quites de mì y de la casa de mi padre la sangre que Joab derramò sin causa.

1 Kings 2:31 - World English Bible

The king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father`s house.

1 Kings 2:31 - Young's Living Translation

And the king saith to him, `Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;

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