וְגַ֣ם אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֡עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁר־עָ֨שָׂה לִ֜י יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֣ה לִשְׁנֵֽי־שָׂרֵ֣י צִבְא֣וֹת יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵ֨ר בֶּן־נֵ֜ר וְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤א בֶן־יֶ֙תֶר֙ וַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔ם וַיָּ֥שֶׂם דְּמֵֽי־מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּשָׁלֹ֑ם וַיִּתֵּ֞ן דְּמֵ֣י מִלְחָמָ֗ה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמָתְנָ֔יו וּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃
Engkau juga tahu apa yang dilakukan Yoab anak Zeruya kepadaku, yaitu apa yang dilakukannya kepada kedua panglima tentara Israel, Abner anak Ner dan Amasa anak Yeter. Ia membunuh mereka dan menumpahkan darah perang pada masa damai, lalu melumuri ikat pinggang di pinggangnya dan kasut di kakinya dengan darah perang itu.
Zohar
A great and deep mystery is contained in these words. In all His other acts and deeds it may be noted that God made first that which is external and then that which is within; but with regard to the sanctuary the very reverse is the case. Although, for instance, He designed the brain first in thought, yet in fact the cranium comes first. For the shell in all cases emanates from the “other side”, and what is of the “other side” always appears first; the husk is there to guard the fruit and then it is thrown away, as it says, “The wicked prepareth and the righteous shall put it on” (Job 27, 17): the husk is thrown away and a blessing is uttered on the Righteous One.