1 Reis 2:32

32 Assim o Senhor fará recair o sangue dele sobre a sua cabeça, porque deu sobre dois homens mais justos e melhores do que ele, e os matou � espada, sem que meu pai Davi o soubesse, a saber: a Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do exército de Israel, e a Amasa, filho de Jeter, chefe do exército de Judá.

1 Reis 2:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:32

And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head
By way of retaliation, blood for blood:

who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he;
later named; for though they had been in open rebellion against David, yet had submitted, and were reconciled and received into favour; and even their open crimes were not so bad, Solomon judged, as his secret treacherous murders of innocent persons in cool blood; they were men of more honour and integrity than he was, not so cruel and barbarous, though guilty in other respects:

and slew them with the sword, my father not knowing [thereof];
this is observed to remove all suspicion, and which doubtless had been entertained by some, that David had an hand in their death; and that Joab did what he did with his knowledge and consent, and by his advice and order; they having been both concerned in rebellion against him, the one under Ishbosheth, and the other under Absalom:

[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:
the reason of the two hosts, of which they were captains or generals, being thus distinguished, is, because the tribes of Israel were on the side of Ishbosheth, whose general Abner was, in opposition to Judah, who made David their king; and, on the other hand, they were the men of Judah that were first and chiefly in the rebellion of Absalom, whose general Amasa was; of the murder of these two men by Joab, see ( 2 Samuel 3:27 ) ( 20:10 ) .

1 Reis 2:32 In-Context

30 Foi, pois, Benaías ao tabernáculo do Senhor, e disse a Joabe: Assim diz o rei: Sai daí. Respondeu Joabe: Não! porém aqui morrerei. E Benaías tornou com a resposta ao rei, dizendo: Assim falou Joabe, e assim me respondeu.
31 Ao que lhe disse o rei: Faze como ele disse; mata-o, e sepulta-o, para que tires de sobre mim e de sobre a casa de meu pai o sangue que Joabe sem causa derramou.
32 Assim o Senhor fará recair o sangue dele sobre a sua cabeça, porque deu sobre dois homens mais justos e melhores do que ele, e os matou � espada, sem que meu pai Davi o soubesse, a saber: a Abner, filho de Ner, chefe do exército de Israel, e a Amasa, filho de Jeter, chefe do exército de Judá.
33 Assim recairá o sangue destes sobre a cabeça de Joabe e sobre a cabeça da sua descendência para sempre; mas a Davi, e � sua descendência, e � sua casa, e ao seu trono, o Senhor dará paz para sempre.
34 Então Benaías, filho de Jeoiada, subiu e, arremetendo contra Joabe, o matou. E foi sepultado em sua casa, no deserto.
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