1 Kings 2:31

Bury him] Denial of burial would have made Joab's fate more ignominious: see 2 Kings 9:10; 2 Kings 9:34; Isaiah 14:19; Isaiah 14:20. Take away the innocent blood] This, if not avenged, would have brought a judgment upon the king and his people: see Numbers 35:33, and cp. 2 Samuel 21:1.

32, 33 In these vv. the futures are best rendered as wishes. Captain of the host of Judah] At this time there was no formal division between Israel and Judah, but Amasa had been specially connected with the latter: see 2 Samuel 19:11; 2 Samuel 20:4;