1Ki 2:5-9, 21:25, 22:34-35, Pro 13:21, Ecc 5:16, 7:15, Isa 65:20, Rom 2:5 | ESV | STEP | Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel , Abner the son of Ner , and Amasa the son of Jether , whom he killed , avenging in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war , and putting the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet .

1 Kings 2:5-9

5 “Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah ^adid to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, ^bAbner the son of Ner, ^cand Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew placing} in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war ^{▼▼Septuagint innocent blood} on the belt around his ^{▼▼Septuagint my; twice in this verse} waist and on the sandals on his feet. 6 Act therefore ^gaccording to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. 7 But deal loyally with the sons of ^hBarzillai the Gileadite, and let them be ⁱamong those who eat at your table, ^jfor with such loyalty ^{▼▼Or steadfast love} they met me when I fled from Absalom your brother. 8 And there is also with you ^lShimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day ^mwhen I went to Mahanaim. ⁿBut when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the Lord, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ 9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, ^ofor you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall ^pbring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

1 Kings 21:25

Ahab’s Repentance

25 ( ^qThere was none who sold himself to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab, whom Jezebel his wife incited.

1 Kings 22:34-35

34 But a certain man drew his bow at random ^{▼▼Hebrew in his innocence} and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, ^sfor I am wounded.” 35 And the battle continued that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, until at evening he died. And the blood of the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.

Proverbs 13:21

21 ^tDisaster ^{▼▼Or Evil} pursues sinners,
^vbut the righteous are rewarded with good.

Ecclesiastes 5:16

16 This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what ^wgain is there to him who ^xtoils for the wind?

Ecclesiastes 7:15

15 In my ^yvain ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)} life I have seen everything. There is ^aaa righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who ^abprolongs his life in his evildoing.

Isaiah 65:20

20 No more shall there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not fill out his days,
for ^acthe young man shall die a hundred years old,
and ^adthe sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed.

Romans 2:5

5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are ^aestoring up ^afwrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.