Verse 31

And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Do{H6213}{(H8798)} as he hath said{H1696}{(H8765)}, and fall{H6293}{(H8798)} upon him, and bury{H6912}{(H8804)} him; that thou mayest take away{H5493}{(H8689)} the innocent{H2600} blood{H1818}, which Joab{H3097} shed{H8210}{(H8804)}, from me, and from the house{H1004} of my father{H1}.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 35:33 : 33 So ye shall not pollute{H2610}{(H8686)} the land{H776} wherein ye are: for blood{H1818} it defileth{H2610}{(H8686)} the land{H776}: and the land{H776} cannot be cleansed{H3722}{(H8792)} of the blood{H1818} that is shed{H8210}{(H8795)} therein, but by the blood{H1818} of him that shed{H8210}{(H8802)} it.
  • Deut 21:8-9 : 8 Be merciful{H3722}{(H8761)}, O LORD{H3068}, unto thy people{H5971} Israel{H3478}, whom thou hast redeemed{H6299}{(H8804)}, and lay{H5414}{(H8799)} not innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} unto thy people{H5971} of Israel's{H3478} charge{H7130}. And the blood{H1818} shall be forgiven{H3722}{(H8694)} them. 9 So shalt thou put away{H1197}{(H8762)} the guilt of innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} from among{H7130} you, when thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8799)} that which is right{H3477} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Exod 21:14 : 14 But if a man{H376} come presumptuously{H2102}{(H8686)} upon his neighbour{H7453}, to slay{H2026}{(H8800)} him with guile{H6195}; thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8799)} him from mine altar{H4196}, that he may die{H4191}{(H8800)}.
  • Gen 9:5-6 : 5 And surely{H389} your blood{H1818} of your lives{H5315} will I require{H1875}{(H8799)}; at the hand{H3027} of every beast{H2416} will I require it{H1875}{(H8799)}, and at the hand{H3027} of man{H120}; at the hand{H3027} of every man's{H376} brother{H251} will I require{H1875}{(H8799)} the life{H5315} of man{H120}. 6 Whoso sheddeth{H8210}{(H8802)} man's{H120} blood{H1818}, by man{H120} shall his blood{H1818} be shed{H8210}{(H8735)}: for in the image{H6754} of God{H430} made{H6213}{(H8804)} he man{H120}.
  • Deut 19:12-13 : 12 Then the elders{H2205} of his city{H5892} shall send{H7971}{(H8804)} and fetch{H3947}{(H8804)} him thence, and deliver{H5414}{(H8804)} him into the hand{H3027} of the avenger{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818}, that he may die{H4191}{(H8804)}. 13 Thine eye{H5869} shall not pity{H2347}{(H8799)} him, but thou shalt put away{H1197}{(H8765)} the guilt of innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} from Israel{H3478}, that it may go well{H2895}{(H8804)} with thee.
  • 2 Sam 3:28 : 28 And afterward{H310} when David{H1732} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} it, he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I and my kingdom{H4467} are guiltless{H5355} before the LORD{H3068} for{H5704} ever{H5769} from the blood{H1818} of Abner{H74} the son{H1121} of Ner{H5369}:
  • 2 Kgs 9:26 : 26 Surely I have seen{H7200}{(H8804)} yesterday{H570} the blood{H1818} of Naboth{H5022}, and the blood{H1818} of his sons{H1121}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}; and I will requite{H7999}{(H8765)} thee in this plat{H2513}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. Now therefore take{H5375}{(H8798)} and cast{H7993}{(H8685)} him into the plat{H2513} of ground, according to the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Prov 28:17 : 17 A man{H120} that doeth violence{H6231}{(H8803)} to the blood{H1818} of any person{H5315} shall flee{H5127}{(H8799)} to the pit{H953}; let no man stay{H8551}{(H8799)} him.
  • Acts 28:4 : 4 And{G1161} when{G5613} the barbarians{G915} saw{G1492}{(G5627)} the venomous beast{G2342} hang{G2910}{(G5734)} on{G1537} his{G846} hand{G5495}, they said{G3004}{(G5707)} among{G4314} themselves{G240}, No doubt{G3843} this{G3778} man{G444} is{G2076}{(G5748)} a murderer{G5406}, whom{G3739}, though he hath escaped{G1295}{(G5685)}{G1537} the sea{G2281}, yet vengeance{G1349} suffereth{G1439}{(G5656)} not{G3756} to live{G2198}{(G5721)}.