你也知道洗魯雅的兒子約押向我所做的事，他對付以色列的兩個元帥，尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒，殺了他們。他在太平之時，如同戰爭一般，流這二人的血，把這戰爭的血染了他腰間束的帶和腳上穿的鞋。

你知道洗鲁雅的儿子约押向我所行的，就是杀了以色列的两个元帅：尼珥的儿子押尼珥和益帖的儿子亚玛撒。他在太平之时流这二人的血，如在争战之时一样，将这血染了腰间束的带和脚上穿的鞋。

你也知道洗鲁雅的儿子约押向我所做的事，他对付以色列的两个元帅，尼珥的儿子押尼珥和益帖的儿子亚玛撒，杀了他们。他在太平之时，如同战争一般，流这二人的血，把这战争的血染了他腰间束的带和脚上穿的鞋。

你也知道洗鲁雅的儿子约押向我所做的事，他对付以色列的两个元帅，尼珥的儿子押尼珥和益帖的儿子亚玛撒，杀了他们。他在太平之时，如同战争一般，流这二人的血，把这战争的血染了他腰间束的带和脚上穿的鞋。

“你知道洗鲁雅的儿子约押怎样对我，他杀了以色列的两名元帅——尼珥的儿子押尼珥和益帖的儿子亚玛撒。他在太平的时候把他们当作战场的敌手杀害，腰带和鞋子上沾满了他们的血。

你也要知道洗鲁雅的儿子约押对我所行的，就是对以色列的两个元帅：尼珥的儿子押尼珥和益帖的儿子亚玛撒所行的。他杀了他们，在和平的时候流他们的血，像作战时一样，把战争的血染在他腰间所束的带子上和脚上所穿的鞋子上。

你知道洗魯雅的兒子約押向我所行的，就是殺了以色列的兩個元帥：尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒。他在太平之時流這二人的血，如在爭戰之時一樣，將這血染了腰間束的帶和腳上穿的鞋。

你也知道洗魯雅的兒子約押向我所做的事，他對付以色列的兩個元帥，尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒，殺了他們。他在太平之時，如同戰爭一般，流這二人的血，把這戰爭的血染了他腰間束的帶和腳上穿的鞋。

「你知道洗魯雅的兒子約押怎樣對我，他殺了以色列的兩名元帥——尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒。他在太平的時候把他們當作戰場的敵手殺害，腰帶和鞋子上沾滿了他們的血。

你也要知道洗魯雅的兒子約押對我所行的，就是對以色列的兩個元帥：尼珥的兒子押尼珥和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒所行的。他殺了他們，在和平的時候流他們的血，像作戰時一樣，把戰爭的血染在他腰間所束的帶子上和腳上所穿的鞋子上。

『並且你也知道洗魯雅的兒子約押向我所行的：他怎樣待以色列的兩個將軍，尼珥的兒子押尼珥、和益帖的兒子亞瑪撒，將他們殺死；怎樣在太平之時報戰時所流之血的仇，使我腰間所束的帶、我腳上所穿的鞋、都染了戰時無辜的血。

昔洗魯雅子約押、所行於我、殺以色列軍長二人、尼珥子押尼珥、益帖子亞瑪撒、於綏安之日、流戰鬥之血、以染所束之紳、所著之履、爾所知也、

昔西魯雅子約押、背逆乎我、亦殺以色列族軍長二人、即尼耳子押尼耳、益帖子亞馬撒、彼於綏安之日、殘害人命、與戰鬥之際無異、以人血染所束之紳、所着之履、其事皆爾所知。

西魯雅子約押、如何待我、如何待以色列二軍長、即尼珥子押尼珥、及益帖子亞瑪撒、為爾所知、彼殺此二人、在太平時殺人流血、與爭戰時無異、以血染腰所束之帶、足所着之履、

“ Now you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me— what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if in battle, and with that blood he stained the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

“ You yourself know what Joab, the son of Zeruiah, did to me. You know that he killed Abner, the son of Ner, and Amasa, the son of Jether. They were the two commanders of Israel’s armies. He killed them in a time of peace. It wasn’t a time of war. Joab spilled the blood of Abner and Amasa. With that blood he stained the belt around his waist. He also stained the sandals on his feet.

“ Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war on the belt around his waist and on the sandals on his feet.

“ And there is something else. You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me when he murdered my two army commanders, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He pretended that it was an act of war, but it was done in a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with innocent blood.

“ You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.

“ Now you yourself also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt that was on his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.

“ Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed. And he shed the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals that were on his feet.

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

“ You also know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me and what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He murdered them in a time of peace to avenge blood shed in war. He spilled that blood on his own waistband and on the sandals of his feet.

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me,[ and] what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that[ was] about his loins, and in his shoes that[ were] on his feet.

“ 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. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained his own belt and the sandals on his feet.

“ Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was around his waist, and in his sandals that were on his feet.

押尼珥回到希伯崙，約押領他到城門中間，要與他私下交談，就在那裏刺穿了他的肚腹。他就死了，因為他流了約押兄弟亞撒黑的血。

亞瑪撒沒有防備約押手裏拿着的刀；約押用刀刺入他的肚腹，他的腸子流在地上，約押沒有再刺，他就死了。約押和他弟弟亞比篩往前追趕比基利的兒子示巴。

王囑咐約押、亞比篩、以太說：「你們要為我的緣故寬待那年輕人押沙龍。」王為押沙龍的事囑咐眾將領的話，所有的軍兵都聽見了。

那人對約押說：「即使我手裏得了一千銀子，也不敢伸手害王的兒子，因為我們聽見王囑咐你、亞比篩、以太說：『你們要謹慎，不可害那年輕人押沙龍。』

我雖然受膏為王，今日還是軟弱。洗魯雅的兩個兒子，這些人比我強硬。願耶和華照着惡人所行的惡報應他。」

約押說：「我不能在你面前這樣耗下去！」約押手拿三枝短槍，趁押沙龍在橡樹上還活着，就刺透他的心。

在那裏有洗魯雅的三個兒子：約押、亞比篩、亞撒黑。亞撒黑的腳快如野地裏的羚羊；

他們行可憎之事，應當羞愧；然而他們卻一點也不覺得羞愧，也不知羞恥。因此，他們必與仆倒的人一同仆倒，我懲罰他們的時候，他們必跌倒。」這是耶和華說的。

耶和華必使約押的血歸到他自己頭上，因為他擊殺兩個比他又公義又良善的人，就是尼珥的兒子以色列的元帥押尼珥和益帖的兒子猶大的元帥亞瑪撒，用刀殺了他們，我父親大衛卻不知道。

這城所流的血還在城中，血倒在光滑的磐石上，沒有倒在地上，用土掩蓋；是我使這城所流的血倒在光滑的磐石上，不得掩蓋，為要惹動憤怒，施行報應。

你衣服的邊上有無辜貧窮人的血，其實你並未發現他們挖洞進屋偷竊。雖有這一切的事，

押沙龍立亞瑪撒作元帥，取代約押。亞瑪撒是以實瑪利人以特拉的兒子。以特拉曾與拿轄的女兒亞比該親近；這亞比該與約押的母親洗魯雅是姊妹。

現在，看哪，亞多尼雅作王了，你，我主我王卻不知道。他獻許多牛羊、肥犢為祭，請了王的眾兒子和亞比亞他祭司，以及約押元帥，他卻沒有請王的僕人所羅門。

約押進了宮到王那裏，說：「你今日使你眾臣僕的臉面羞愧了！他們今日救了你的性命和你兒女妻妾的性命，你卻愛那些恨你的人，恨那些愛你的人。今日你擺明了不以將帥、臣僕為念。我今日看得出，若押沙龍活着，我們今日全都死了，你就高興了。現在你要起來，出去安慰你臣僕的心。我指着耶和華起誓：你若不出去，今夜必沒有一人跟你在一起了。這禍患比你從幼年到如今所遭受的更嚴重！」

亞多尼雅與洗魯雅的兒子約押和亞比亞他祭司商議；他們就順從亞多尼雅，幫助他。