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Justice, Not Vengeance
Commentators emphasize that David's command to execute Joab was not born from personal revenge but from a need for state justice and security. Matthew Henry notes this was to protect Solomon's throne from a man who had murdered before and could do so again. The act was seen as a long-delayed reckoning for capital crimes.
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1 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 2:6
18th Century
Theologian
His gray head - Joab, though David's nephew, was probably not significantly younger than him, as David was the youngest of the family and Ze…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 2:6
17th Century
Pastor
Do therefore according to your wisdom
Which though young began to appear in him, even in the life of his father; he …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 2:5–11
17th Century
Minister
These dying counsels concerning Joab and Shimei did not stem from personal anger, but were for the security of Solomon's throne. Joab had committed…