“So their blood will return on the head of Joab and on the head of his offspring forever. But for David, for his offspring, for his house, and for his throne, there will be peace forever from the LORD.””

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.