1 Kings 2:33 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Kings 2:33 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:33 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:33 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from Yahweh.””
1 Kings 2:33 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:33 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah. ”
1 Kings 2:33 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:33 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed to the age; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace unto the age, from Jehovah.'”
1 Kings 2:33 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:33 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And their blood shall be requited 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 Jehovah. ”
1 Kings 2:33 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:33 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Their blood shall therefore returne vpon the head of Ioab, and on the head of his seede for euer: but vpon Dauid, and vpon his seede, and vpon his house, and vpon his throne shall there be peace for euer from the Lord.”
1 Kings 2:33 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:33 in Context — 1 Kings 2
31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
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, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
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.
34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:33 Mean?
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