2 Samuel 3:39
39And I was gentle today, though anointed king. aThese men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. bThe Lord repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”2 Samuel 18:5
5And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” cAnd all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom.2 Samuel 18:12
12But the man said to Joab, “Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king’s son, for din our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘For my sake protect the young man Absalom.’2 Samuel 18:14
14Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.2 Samuel 19:5-7
5Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “You have today covered with shame the faces of all your servants, who have this day saved your life and the lives of your sons and your daughters and the lives of your wives and your concubines, 6because you love those who hate you and hate those who love you. For you have made it clear today that commanders and servants are nothing to you, for today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, then you would be pleased. 7Now therefore arise, go out and speak ekindly to your servants, for I swear by the Lord, if you do not go, not a man will stay with you this night, and this will be worse for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”1 Kings 1:7
7He conferred with fJoab the son of Zeruiah and with gAbiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.1 Kings 1:18-19
18And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it. 19 hHe has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, iAbiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but jSolomon your servant he has not invited.
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