Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May the guilt of their blood rest on the head of Joab and his descendants forever. But on David and his descendants, his house and his throne, may there be the LORD’s peace forever.” New Living Translation May their blood be on Joab and his descendants forever, and may the LORD grant peace forever to David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne.” English Standard Version So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the LORD forevermore.” Berean Standard Bible Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” King James Bible Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. New King James Version Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the LORD.” New American Standard Bible So their blood shall return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever; but for David and his descendants, and his house and his throne, may there be peace from the LORD forever.” NASB 1995 “So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever; but to David and his descendants and his house and his throne, may there be peace from the LORD forever.” NASB 1977 “So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever; but to David and his descendants and his house and his throne, may there be peace from the LORD forever.” Legacy Standard Bible So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and on the head of his seed forever; but to David and his seed and his house and his throne, may there be peace from Yahweh forever.” Amplified Bible So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and the heads of his descendants forever. But for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, may there be peace from the LORD forever.” Christian Standard Bible The responsibility for their deaths will come back to Joab and to his descendants forever, but for David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne, there will be peace from the LORD forever.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Their blood will come back on Joab’s head and on the head of his descendants forever, but for David, his descendants, his dynasty, and his throne, there will be peace from the LORD forever.” American Standard Version So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he shall return their blood on the head of Yuab and on the head of his seed for eternity, and to David and to his seed and to his household and to his throne there shall be peace for eternity from before LORD JEHOVAH.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And their blood is returned upon his head, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but to David, and his seed, and his house, and his throne, may there be peace for ever from the Lord. Contemporary English Version Joab's family will always suffer because of what he did, but the LORD will always bless David's family and his kingdom with peace. Douay-Rheims Bible And their blood shall return the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever. But to David and his seed and his house, and to his throne be peace for ever from the Lord. English Revised Version So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation The responsibility for their blood will fall on Joab and his descendants forever. But may David, his descendants, family, and throne always receive peace from the LORD." Good News Translation The punishment for their murders will fall on Joab and on his descendants forever. But the LORD will always give success to David's descendants who sit on his throne." International Standard Version May their blood be repaid to Joab and to his descendants forever, and may there be peace shown from the LORD forever to David, to his descendants, to his household, and to his throne." JPS Tanakh 1917 So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.' Literal Standard Version indeed, their blood has turned back on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for all time; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace for all time, from YHWH.” Majority Standard Bible Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” New American Bible Their blood will be upon the head of Joab and his descendants. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the LORD.” NET Bible May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the LORD give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family, and his dynasty." New Revised Standard Version So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever; but to David, and to his descendants, and to his house, and to his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forevermore.” New Heart English Bible So shall their blood return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his descendants forever. But to David, and to his descendants, and to his house, and to his throne, there shall be peace forever from the LORD." Webster's Bible Translation Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace forever from the LORD. World English Bible So their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.” Young's Literal Translation yea, turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed to the age; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace unto the age, from Jehovah.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Execution of Joab…32The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. 33Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” 34So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.… Cross References Acts 18:6 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." 2 Samuel 3:29 May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food." 2 Samuel 14:9 But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father's house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless." Treasury of Scripture Their blood shall therefore return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed for ever: but on David, and on his seed, and on his house, and on his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. return upon 1 Kings 2:32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. 2 Samuel 3:29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 2 Kings 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. upon David 2 Samuel 3:28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: Proverbs 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. his house Psalm 89:29,36,37 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven… Psalm 132:12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. Isaiah 9:6,7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace… Jump to Previous Blood David Descendants Evermore Family Forever Guilt Head House Joab Jo'ab Lord's Peace Requited Seat Seed ThroneJump to Next Blood David Descendants Evermore Family Forever Guilt Head House Joab Jo'ab Lord's Peace Requited Seat Seed Throne1 Kings 2 1. David, having given a charge to Solomon3. of Reverence 5. of Joab 7. of Barzillai 8. of Shimei 10. Solomon succeeds 12. Adonijah, moving Bathsheba to ask unto Solomon for Abishag, 13. is put to death 26. Abiathar, having his life given him, is deprived of the priesthood 28. Joab fleeing to the horns of the altar, is there slain 35. Benaiah is put in Joab's room, and Zadfok in Abiathar's 36. Shimei, confined to Jerusalem, by occasion of going to Gath, is put to death. Verse 33. - Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Josh, and upon the head of his seed [according to Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:7; Leviticus 20:5; Leviticus 26:39. There is an obvious reference to David's curse 2 Samuel 3:29, which thoroughly agreed with the spirit of the Old Testament in comprehending the children in its sweep. And it is to be noticed that the sins of the fathers are still, by the operation of natural laws, and by the constitution and laws of society, visited upon the children, to the third and fourth generation] forever: but upon [Heb. to] David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be [or "be," optative; LXX. γένοιτο] peace [i.e., prosperity] forever from the Lord. [So persuaded is Solomon that he is fulfilling a religious duty in decreeing the execution of Joab; so little thought has he of malice, revenge, or any baser motive, that he counts on the Divine blessing m perpetuity for the deed.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their bloodדְמֵיהֶם֙ (ḏə·mê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed will come back וְשָׁ֤בוּ (wə·šā·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again upon the heads בְּרֹ֣אשׁ (bə·rōš) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of Joab יוֹאָ֔ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites [and] וּבְרֹ֥אשׁ (ū·ḇə·rōš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head his descendants forever; זַרְע֖וֹ (zar·‘ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity but for David, וּלְדָוִ֡ד (ū·lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse his descendants, וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ (ū·lə·zar·‘ōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity his house, וּלְבֵית֨וֹ (ū·lə·ḇê·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house and his throne, וּלְכִסְא֜וֹ (ū·lə·ḵis·’ōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne there shall be יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be peace שָׁל֛וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace from מֵעִ֥ם (mê·‘im) Preposition-m Strong's 5973: With, equally with the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel forever.” עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Links 1 Kings 2:33 NIV1 Kings 2:33 NLT 1 Kings 2:33 ESV 1 Kings 2:33 NASB 1 Kings 2:33 KJV 1 Kings 2:33 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 2:33 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 2:33 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 2:33 French Bible 1 Kings 2:33 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 2:33 So shall their blood return (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |