31 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.
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Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood that Joab shed.