1 Kings 2:33

1 Kings 2:33 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)May the guilt of their blood rest on the head of Joab and his descendants forever. But on David and his descendants, his house and his throne, may there be the Lord’s peace forever.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.”

Context of 1 Kings 2:33

31The king said to him, “Do as he has said. Strike him down and bury him, so that you may remove from me and from my father’s house the innocent blood which Joab shed. 32The Lord will return his bloody deeds upon his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and honorable than he and killed them with the sword, without my father David knowing: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and the heads of his descendants forever. But for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, may there be peace from the Lord forever.” 34So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up [to the tabernacle] and struck and killed Joab, and he was buried at his own house in the wilderness [of Judah]. 35The king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s place, and appointed Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar.

1 Kings 2:33 word by word

וְשָׁ֤בוּ דְמֵיהֶם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ יוֹאָ֔ב וּבְרֹ֥אשׁ זַרְע֖וֹ לְעֹלָ֑ם וּלְדָוִ֡ד וּ֠לְזַרְעוֹ וּלְבֵית֨וֹ וּלְכִסְא֜וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה שָׁל֛וֹם עַד־עוֹלָ֖ם מֵעִ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• shall therefore returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• upon the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• of Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• of his seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• but upon Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and upon his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and upon his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• shall there be peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Kings 2:33

• 1 Kings 2:32The Lord will return his bloody deeds upon his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and honorable than he and killed them with the sword, without my father David knowing: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
• 2 Samuel 3:29Let the guilt fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house (family); and may there never disappear from the house of Joab one who suffers with a discharge or one who is a leper or one who walks with a crutch [being unfit for war], or one who falls by the sword, or one who lacks food.”
• 2 Kings 5:27Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So Gehazi departed from his presence, a leper as white as snow.
• Psalms 101:8Morning after morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, That I may cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do evil.
• Psalms 109:6Appoint a wicked man against him, And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].
• Matthew 27:25And all the people answered, “Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!”
• 2 Samuel 3:28Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.
• Proverbs 25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Psalms 89:29His descendants I will establish forever, And his throne [will endure] as the days of heaven.
• Psalms 132:12If your children will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their children also shall sit upon your throne forever.”
• Isaiah 9:6For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a Shoot (the Messiah) will spring from the stock of Jesse [David’s father], And a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Luke 1:31Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
• Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest [heaven], And on earth peace among men with whom He is well-pleased.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Upon the head of his seed - Compare the margin reference. Nothing further is heard of Joab‘s descendants in the history.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-34Verses 26-34 Solomon's words to Abiathar, and his silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those that show kindness to God's people shall have it remembered to their advantage. For this reason Solomon spares Abiathar's life, but dismisses him from his offices. In case of such sins as the blood of beasts would atone for, the altar was a refuge, but not in Joab's case. Solomon looks upward to God as the Author of peace, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-35Solomon believed that Adonijah's main supporters, Abiathar and Joab, were still part of Adonijah's plans, so he took action against them too.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. 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 (2Sa 3:28, 29). 1Ki 2:34-46. Shimei Put to Death.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 2:33

• Government
• Homicide
• Joab
• Nation

In the dictionaries

• David
• Joab
• Curse
• Fail
• Gibeon
• Gone
• Return
• Solomon
• Abishag
• Adonijah

Commentaries on 1 Kings 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings