5 “Now you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether.

When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne.

Then King Solomon swore by the Lord: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request!

1 Kings 2:5-15 “And there is something else. You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me when he murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa ...

15So he said: “You know that the kingship was mine, and all Israel expected me to be king. But the kingship passed me by and went to my brother; by the ...

I Kings 2 · 28Then news came to Joab, for Joab #1 Kin. · 29And King Solomon was told, “Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord; there he is, by the altar.” ...

The punishment of Joab was owing both to God and man, for his treacherous and cruel murder of Abner and Amasa.

David Guzik commentary on 1 Kings 2, where David gives a final exhortation to Solomon, before he dies and Solomon takes and secures his throne.

1 Kings 2:5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel.

13 апр. 2023 г. · NET 1 Kings 2:5 "You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me– how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa ...