Discovery Box1 Kings 2:33 
Context2:33 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
Context18:28 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
Context22:38 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
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
