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Berean Standard Bible

“And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.”

1 Kings 2:31

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.

World English Bible (WEB)

The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father`s house.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el rey le dijo: Haz como él ha dicho; mátale y entiérralo, y quita de mí y de la casa de mi padre la sangre que Joab ha derramado injustamente.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¡Haz lo que él dice! —respondió el rey—. Ve y mátalo ahí mismo, y sepúltalo. De este modo, tanto yo como la casa de mi padre quedaremos libres de culpa por los asesinatos que, sin ninguna razón, él cometió.

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