33Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
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And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. …
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26-34)Abiathar and Joab were both aiding and abetting in Adonijah’s rebellious attempt, and it is probable were at the bottom of this new motion made of Adonijah for Abishag, and it should seem Solomon knew it, 1 Kgs. 2:22. This was, in both, an intolerable affront both to God and to the government, and the worse because of their high station and the great influence their examples might have upon many.…
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