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Do therefore according to your wisdom, and don`t let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do therefore according to your wisdom Which though young began to appear in him, even in the life of his father; he …
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…
