1 Kings 2:33

33 "¹So 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 *."

1 Kings 2:33 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 2:33

Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and
upon the head of his seed for ever
Not only upon Joab, but upon his posterity as long as there would be any; signifying, that Joab's death would not be a sufficient satisfaction, but the punishment of his murders would be continued to his offspring: see ( 2 Samuel 3:29 ) ;

but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his
throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord;
such traitors and murderers being removed, peace and happiness might be expected and believed would attend the family and kingdom of David; whether this be considered as a prayer, or a prophecy, it can and will have its full accomplishment only in the kingdom of the Messiah the son of David, of the increase of whose government, and the peace thereof, there shall be no end, ( Isaiah 9:7 ) ( Psalms 72:7 ) .

1 Kings 2:33 In-Context

31 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.

32 "The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

33 "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 ."

34 Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him and put him to death, and he was buried at his own house in the wilderness.

35 The king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in his place, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 3:29

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "seed"
• [b]. Lit "seed"