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1 Kings 2:30
King James Version
1 Kings 2:30
King James Version
30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
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1 Kings 2:30
New International Version
1 Kings 2:30
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30 So Benaiah entered the tent(A) of the Lord and said to Joab, “The king says, ‘Come out!(B)’”
But he answered, “No, I will die here.”
Benaiah reported to the king, “This is how Joab answered me.”
1 Kings 2:31
King James Version
1 Kings 2:31
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31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
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1 Kings 2:31
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1 Kings 2:31
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31 Then the king commanded Benaiah, “Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so clear me and my whole family of the guilt of the innocent blood(A) that Joab shed.
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