1 Kings 2:33

2:33 May Joab and his descendants be perpetually guilty of their shed blood, but may the Lord give perpetual peace to David, his descendants, his family, ¹  and his dynasty.” ² 

1 Kings 18:28

18:28 So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, ³  mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood. ⁴ 

1 Kings 22:38

22:38 They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria (this was where the prostitutes bathed); ⁵  dogs licked his blood, just as the Lord had said would happen. ⁶ 

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¹ tn Heb “house.”

² tn Heb “his throne.”

³ tn Or “as was their custom.”

⁴ tn Heb “until blood poured out on them.”

sn mutilated…covered with blood. This self-mutilation was a mourning rite designed to facilitate Baal’s return from the underworld.

⁵ tn Heb “now the prostitutes bathed.”

⁶ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”