1 Kings 2:31-33

International Children’s Bible

³¹ Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says! Kill him there and bury him. Then my family and I will be free of the guilt of Joab. Joab is guilty of killing innocent people. ³² He killed two men who were much better than he was. They were Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. My father David did not know that he killed them. So the Lord will pay him back for those men he killed. ³³ He and his family will be forever guilty for their deaths. But there will be peace from God for David, his descendants, his family and his rule forever.”