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

31And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father. 32And Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, without my father David's knowledge: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. 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. 34And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him, and put him to death; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host; and Zadok the priest the king put in the stead 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

• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965

Cross-references for 1 Kings 2:33

• 1 Kings 2:32And Jehovah shall requite the blood which he shed upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, without my father David's knowledge: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
• 2 Samuel 3:29let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread!
• 2 Kings 5:27But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.
• Psalms 101:8Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
• Psalms 109:6Set a wicked [man] over him, and let [the] adversary stand at his right hand;
• Matthew 27:25And all the people answering said, His blood [be] on us and on our children.
• 2 Samuel 3:28And afterwards David heard [it], and he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
• Proverbs 25:5take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
• Psalms 89:29And I will establish his seed for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
• Psalms 132:12If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;
• Luke 1:31and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
• Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.

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