Then the king said to him, “Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood which Joab shed.

Commentaries

3

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Only a murderer was to receive no protection from the tabernacle. Hence, the reference to the “innocent blood.”

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the king said to him, do as he has said, and fall upon
him, and bury him
Let him di…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon's words to Abiathar, and Abiathar's silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those who show kindness to God's pe…