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Benaiah stands before Joab at the altar and speaks; Joab remains gripping the horns, refusing to leave. No strike yet.
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1 Kings 2:30

Joab refuses to leave

The Kingdom Is Established · 1 Kings 2

Story guide: Benaiah delivers the king's order at the tent of Yahweh, and Joab, gripping the altar's horns, refuses to move. The passage does not describe the altar or the men's expressions.

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30Then Benaiah came to the tent of Yahweh and said to him, “Thus says the king: ‘Come out.’” But he said, “No, for I will die here.” And Benaiah brought word back to the king, saying, “Thus Joab spoke, and thus he answered me.”

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