אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם Absalom , ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm יוֹאָב֙ [he] yō·w·’āḇ וַיָּ֤נָס fled way·yā·nās אֶל־ to ’el- אֹ֣הֶל the tent ’ō·hel יְהוָ֔ה of YHWH Yah·weh וַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖ק and took hold way·ya·ḥă·zêq בְּקַרְנ֥וֹת of the horns bə·qar·nō·wṯ הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ of the altar . ham·miz·bê·aḥ 1 Kings 2:29 וַיֻּגַּ֞ד It was reported way·yug·gaḏ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ to King lam·me·leḵ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה Solomon : šə·lō·mōh כִּ֣י . . . kî יוֹאָב֙ “ Joab yō·w·’āḇ נָ֤ס has fled nās אֶל־ to ’el- אֹ֣הֶל the tent ’ō·hel יְהוָ֔ה of YHWH Yah·weh וְהִנֵּ֖ה and is now wə·hin·nêh אֵ֣צֶל beside ’ê·ṣel הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ the altar . ” ham·miz·bê·aḥ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה So Solomon šə·lō·mōh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח sent way·yiš·laḥ בְּנָיָ֧הוּ Benaiah bə·nā·yā·hū בֶן־ son ḇen- יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע of Jehoiada , yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ לֵאמֹ֖ר saying , lê·mōr לֵ֥ךְ “ Go , lêḵ פְּגַע־ strike him down pə·ḡa‘- בּֽוֹ׃ . . . ! ” bōw 1 Kings 2:30 בְנָיָ֜הוּ And Benaiah ḇə·nā·yā·hū וַיָּבֹ֨א entered way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ . . . ’el- אֹ֣הֶל the tent ’ō·hel יְהוָ֗ה of YHWH Yah·weh וַיֹּ֨אמֶר and said way·yō·mer אֵלָ֜יו to Joab , ’ê·lāw כֹּֽה־ “ vvv kōh- הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ The king ham·me·leḵ אָמַ֤ר says , ’ā·mar צֵ֔א ‘ Come out ! ’” ṣê וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀ But Joab replied , way·yō·mer לֹ֖א “ No , lō כִּ֣י - kî אָמ֑וּת I will die ’ā·mūṯ פֹ֣ה here . ” p̄ōh בְּנָיָ֤הוּ So Benaiah bə·nā·yā·hū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- דָּבָ֣ר relayed the message dā·ḇār וַיָּ֨שֶׁב . . . way·yā·šeḇ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ to the king , ham·me·leḵ לֵאמֹ֔ר saying , lê·mōr כֹּֽה־ “ This is how kōh- יוֹאָ֖ב Joab yō·w·’āḇ דִבֶּ֥ר - ḏib·ber וְכֹ֥ה - wə·ḵōh עָנָֽנִי׃ answered me . ” ‘ā·nā·nî 1 Kings 2:31 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ And the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר replied way·yō·mer ל֣וֹ - , lōw עֲשֵׂה֙ “ Do ‘ă·śêh כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר just as ka·’ă·šer דִּבֶּ֔ר he says . dib·ber וּפְגַע־ Strike him down ū·p̄ə·ḡa‘- בּ֖וֹ . . . bōw וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ and bury him , ū·qə·ḇar·tōw וַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀ and so remove wa·hă·sî·rō·ṯā מֵעָלַ֕י from me mê·‘ā·lay וּמֵעַ֖ל and from ū·mê·‘al בֵּ֥ית the house bêṯ אָבִֽי׃ of my father ’ā·ḇî חִנָּ֗ם the innocent ḥin·nām דְּמֵ֣י blood də·mê אֲשֶׁר֙ that ’ă·šer יוֹאָ֔ב Joab yō·w·’āḇ שָׁפַ֣ךְ shed . šā·p̄aḵ 1 Kings 2:32 יְהוָ֨ה YHWH Yah·weh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וְהֵשִׁיב֩ will bring wə·hê·šîḇ דָּמ֜וֹ his bloodshed dā·mōw עַל־ back upon ‘al- רֹאשׁ֗וֹ his own head , rō·šōw אֲשֶׁ֣ר for ’ă·šer לֹ֣א without lō יָדָ֑ע the knowledge yā·ḏā‘ וְאָבִ֥י of my father wə·’ā·ḇî דָוִ֖ד David ḏā·wiḏ

