‘What he did for me’: David's Warning about Joab in 1 Kings 2.5

This article argues that David orders Solomon in 1 Kgs 2.5–6 to kill Joab because of Joab's pattern of assassinating rivals in order to benefit his master. David's point in 2.5 is that Joab killed Abner and Amasa, two potential enemies of David, without warning, and since Joab supported So...

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Main Author: Janzen, David 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2015
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2015, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-279
Further subjects:B Abner Biblical character
B Amasa
B Joab
B Lucianic Recension
B Solomon
B David
B Benaiah
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