Why did David advise Solomon to kill Joab? [duplicate] Joab was a loyal captain in charge for King David and he won lot of battles for his king He had also risked his life in many occasions for the sake of Kingdom of Israel and David (2 nd Samuel 2, 10-12) He did make some mistakes, however: He killed Abner who came to reconcile with David Joab might have felt threatened by this reconciliation
1 kings - If David wanted Joab killed, why did he leave it to Solomon . . . Joab may even have been the cause of the rebellion on the part of Adonijah One can easily imagine that Joab told Adonijah all of the details as a way of delegitimizing Solomon as the king of Israel because he was the son of David's ill fated union with Bathsheba
In 2 Samuel 18:5 vs 2 Samuel 18:14, why did Joab kill Absalom? Joab (David’s nephew) then killed his cousin Amasa after David replaced Joab with Amasa as commander of his armies Joab supported Adonijah’s bid for David’s throne Before David died, and after David had anointed his son Solomon as king, David got Solomon to promise he would have Joab killed
Did not King Solomon defile the altar by killing Joab while he was . . . Joab Executed 1 Kings 2:28-34 (NASB) 28 "Now the news came to Joab, for Joab had followed Adonijah, although he had not followed Absalom And Joab fled to the tent of the Lord and took hold of the horns of the altar 29 It was told King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord, and behold, he is beside the altar
Why did Joab side with Adonijah and not Solomon? Joab butts heads with David, but he never betrays his king First Kings 1 6 outlines what made Adonijah's claim to the throne appealing: Adonijah had never displeased David before, and Adonijah was next in line to rule When Adonijah went to Joab to secure support for the transition of power, it is easy to suspect Joab was eager for the change
In Davids curse of Joab in 2 Samuel 3:29 what is intended by takes . . . This interpretation can be found in "David's Curse of Joab (2 Sam 39) and the Social Significance of mhzyq bplk", Aula Orientalis 10 (1992), pp 49-67, also by Prof Meir Malul and is in line with other medieval Jewish commentaries
Was Joab removed from his office after assassinating Abner? Whatever the reason and whatever office Joab held at the time, David did not dismiss Joab from his position for the crime David gave Joab an opportunity to prove his worthiness as "commander-in-chief" through his successful attack on Jerusalem Joab would prove to be both an important asset to David and a thorn in his side throughout his life
Why did David fear Joab? 2 Sam 3:39 In the end Joab even backed the treason of Adonijah to take the throne while David still lived See this summary of Joab's history for a sense of this fatal flaw in Joab's otherwise noble character Conclusion: David feared Joab because of Joab's tendency to use violence outside of the chain of David's command
What was the purpose of the competition between 12 of Abners and Joab . . . And Joab said, 'Let them arise ' 15 So they arose and went over by count, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David 16 Each one of them seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together "