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2:5 \u201cAnd what\u2019s more, you yourself know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether — he killed them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his belt that was round his waist and on his sandals that were on his feet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Both killings were done on the roadway, Joab approaching his victim with gestures of peace. In the case of Abner, his rival had come to make peace with David, and the phrase \u201cwent in peace [<\/span>shalom<\/span><\/em>]\u201d was attached to Abner in a triple repetition (2 Samuel 3). In the case of Amasa, Joab\u2019s last words to him before stabbing him in the belly were \u201cIs it well [<\/span>shalom<\/span><\/em>] with you, my brother?\u201d (2 Samuel 20). The virtually visual emphasis of blood on belt and sandals recalls in particular the murder of Amasa, who lay in the middle of the road wallowing in blood, while the mention of Joab\u2019s belt looks back to his stratagem of belting his sword to his waist so that it would fall out when he bent over, to be picked up by his left hand. The reference to Joab\u2019s waist and feet conveys an image of a man splashed all over with blood. Beyond this integration of details from the preceding narrative in the words David chooses, the concentration on blood reflects a general belief that blood shed in murder lingers over not only the murderer but also over those associated with the victim like a contaminating miasma until it is \u201credeemed\u201d or \u201ctaken away\u201d by vengeance.<\/span><\/p>\n

From: Robert Alter, The Hebrew Bible<\/em>, vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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