Discovery Box1 Kings 2:5 
Context2:5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me – how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. 1 During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; 2 when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet. 3
1 Kings 16:34
Context16:34 During Ahab’s reign, 4 Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. 5 Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; 6 Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, 7 just as the Lord had warned 8 through Joshua son of Nun. 9
1 tn Heb “what he did to the two commanders…and he killed them.”
2 tn Heb “he shed the blood of battle in peace.”
3 tn Heb “and he shed the blood of battle when he killed which is on his waist and on his sandal[s] which are on his feet.” That is, he covered himself with guilt and his guilt was obvious to all who saw him.
4 tn Heb “in his days.”
5 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
6 tn Heb “with Abiram, his firstborn, he founded it.”
7 tn Heb “with Segub, his youngest, he set up its gates.”
8 tn Heb “according to the word of the
9 sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua.
