1 Kings 2:29-31

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²⁹ When news of this reached King Solomon, he sent Benaiah to execute him.

³⁰ Benaiah went into the Tabernacle and said to Joab, “The king says to come out!”

“No,” he said, “I’ll die here.”

So Benaiah returned to the king for further instructions.

³¹ “Do as he says,” the king replied. “Kill him there beside the altar and bury him. This will remove the guilt of his senseless murders from me and from my father’s family.