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“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 son of Jether.[a] During peacetime he struck them down as if in battle;[b] when he shed their blood, he stained the belt on his waist and the sandals on his feet.[c]

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  1. 1 Kings 2:5 tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”
  2. 1 Kings 2:5 tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”
  3. 1 Kings 2:5 tn Heb “and he shed the blood of battle on his belt which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered himself with guilt and his guilt was obvious to all who saw him.