1 Kings 2:33

Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
blood	דְמֵיהֶם֙ de.mei.Hem	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
return	וְשָׁ֤בוּ ve.Sha.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
head	בְּרֹ֣אשׁ be.Rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Joab	יוֹאָ֔ב yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
head	וּבְרֹ֥אשׁ u.ve.Rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
seed	זַרְע֖וֹ zar.'O	H2233	seed · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ever	לְעֹלָ֑ם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
David	וּלְדָוִ֡ד u.le.da.Vid	H1732	David · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
seed	וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ u.le.zar.'o	H2233	seed · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
house	וּלְבֵית֨וֹ u.le.vei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
throne	וּלְכִסְא֜וֹ u.le.khis.'O	H3678	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
peace	שָׁל֛וֹם sha.Lom	H7965	safe · noun, common masculine singular absolute
for	עַד 'ad-	H5704	as far (or long · preposition
ever	עוֹלָ֖ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 2:32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword…
Matthew 27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
2 Samuel 3:28-29 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
2 Kings 5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as sn…
Psalms 89:29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Psalms 89:36-37 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalms 101:8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
Psalms 109:6-15 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:26-34

Abiathar and Joab were both aiding and abetting in Adonijah's rebellious attempt, and it is probable were at the bottom of this new motion made of Adonijah for Abishag, and it should seem Solomon knew it, Kg1 2:22. This was, in both, an intolerable affront both to God and to the government, and the worse because of their high station and the great influence their examples might have upon many. They therefore come next to be reckoned with. They are both equally guilty of the treason, but, in the judgment passed upon them, a difference is made and with good reason. I. Abiathar, in consideration of his old services, is only degraded, Kg1 2:26, Kg1 2:27. 1. Solomon convicts him, and by his great…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:33

Their blood shall . . . return upon the head of Joab, &c.--A reference is here made to the curse publicly and solemnly pronounced by King David (Sa2 3:28-29).

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:30

Nay; but I will die here - The altars were so sacred among all the people, that, in general, even the vilest wretch found safety, if he once reached the altar. This led to many abuses, and the perversion of public justice; and at last it became a maxim that the guilty should be punished, should they even have taken refuge at the altars. God decreed that the presumptuous murderer who had taken refuge at the altar should be dragged thence, and put to death; see Exo 21:14. The heathens had the same kind of ordinance; hence Euripides: - Εγω γαρ ὁστις μη δικαιος ων ανηρ Βωμον προσιζει, τον νομον χαιρειν εων, Προς την δικην αγοιμ' αν, αυ τρεσας θεους· Κακον γαρ ανδρα χρη κακως πασχειν αει. Eurip…

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John Gill on 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 on…

Dictionary and topics

Gibeon — Hill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh. 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites (11:19). It lay within the territory of Benjamin, and became a…
Altars · Afforded no protection to murderers — Afforded no protection to murderers
Homicide · . — .
Joab · .Killed by Benaiah, un — .Killed by Benaiah, un
Malice · Exemplified: Joab — Exemplified: Joab
Nation · Promises of peace to — Promises of peace to
Punishments · Were inflicted: By order of kings — Were inflicted: By order of kings

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 2:33

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:26-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:33

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:30

John Gill on 1 Kings 2:33

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 2:33

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:26-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 2:33

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 2:30

John Gill on 1 Kings 2:33

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 2:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 2:28-29

Rashi on 1 Kings 2:31