“Do as he said,” the king replied. “Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of Joab’s senseless murders from me and from my father’s family.

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…