열왕기상 2:28-34 KRV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 2:34

So Benaiah - went up - and slew him - It appears he slew him at the very altar. Joab must have been both old and infirm at this time, and now he bleeds for Abner, he bleeds for Amasa, and he bleeds for Uriah. The two former he murdered; of the blood of the latter he was not innocent; yet he had done the state much service, and they knew it. But he was a murderer, and vengeance would not suffer such to live. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:26-35

The Death of Joab. "Know ye not that there is a prince and great man fallen this day in Israel"—so might men say as they heard, so may we say as we read, the history of Joab's death. After David, he was by far the greatest man—the ablest general, the bravest soldier, the most capable statesman—of that age. He was "the Marlborough, the Belisarius of the Jewish empire." He had fought David's battles, won his conquests, captured his citadel, and twice preserved for him his crown. It is a sad... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:28

Then tidings [Heb. And the report, etc. Not necessarily of Abiathar's deposition, but certainly of Adonijah's death] came to Joab, for Joab had turned after [same expression as in Exodus 23:2 ; 9:3 ] Adonijah, though [lit; and] he turned not after Absalom. [The LXX . (Cod. Vat.), Vulg; and all ancient versions except the Chald; here read Solomon, which Ewald and Thenius adopt. This reading is perhaps too summarily dismissed by most commentators, as involving a statement which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:29

And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and, behold, he is by the altar. [The LXX . here inserts, " And Solomon the king sent to Joab, saying, What has happened thee, that thou art fled to the altar? And Joab said, Because I feared before thee, and I fled to the Lord." This is only a gloss, but it is an instructive one. It shows that the author regarded Joab's flight as betraying a guilty conscience.] Then Solomon sent Benaiah , the son of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:30

And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him [Benaiah evidently "hesitated to stain the altar with blood." It was only the sanctity of the altar which made it an asylum. There was strictly no "right of sanctuary"], Thus saith the king, Come forth. [Probably Solomon bad directed that Joab should, if possible, be induced to leave the altar. Every Jew would dread its profanation by strife and bloodshed.] And he said, Nay; but I will die here. [Heb. " here will I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:31

And the king said unto him do as he hath said, and fall upon him [the law decreed ( Exodus 21:14 ) that, if a man had slain his neighbour with guile, he should be taken from the altar to die. Possibly the desperate character of Joab made literal compliance with this command well nigh impossible. The attempt to drag him from his place of refuge might have led to a bloody encounter. And the king evidently felt that Joab's crimes justified exceptional measures], and bury him [why this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:32

And the Lord shall return [ LXX . ἐπέστρεψε , returns, or returned] his blood [ LXX . τὸ αἷμα τῆς ἀδικίας αὐτοῦ , i.e; the blood he had shed. Cf. 1 Kings 2:33 , 1 Kings 2:44 ] upon his own head, who fell upon [same word as in 1 Kings 2:29 , 1 Kings 2:31 . So that it was strictly a retaliation. The lex talionis was carried out to the letter] two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing . [Heb. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:33

Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Josh, and upon the head of his seed [according to Exodus 20:5 ; Exodus 34:7 ; Le Exodus 20:5 ; Exodus 26:1-37 :39. There is an obvious reference to David's curse 2 Samuel 3:29 , which thoroughly agreed with the spirit of the Old Testament in comprehending the children in its sweep. And it is to be noticed that the sins of the fathers are still, by the operation of natural laws, and by the constitution and laws of society, visited... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:34

So Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up [not because the altar" stood higher up Mount Zion than Solomon's house" (Keil), but because Gibeon, where the tabernacle and brazen altar then were, stood higher than Jerusalem. It is remarkable that retribution thus overtook Joab on the very scene of his last murder, for it was "at the great stone which is in Gibeon" ( 2 Samuel 20:8 ), that he slew Amasa. Cf. 2 Kings 9:26 : "I will requite thee in this plat, saith the Lord"], and fell upon him,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 2:28

Joab followed the example of Adonijab (margin reference). The tabernacle was now at Gibeon 1 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 16:39. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 2:34

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:26-35

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:28

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:32

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:33

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 2:34

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 2:28

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