When King David was near the end of his life, he instructed his son Solomon to see to it that Joab paid for his badness. ​ — 1 Ki. 2: 5, 6, 29 - 35.
Kui kuningas Taavet oli jõudnud oma eluõhtusse, käskis ta pojal Saalomonil hoolitseda selle eest, et Joab oma kurjuse eest teenitud tasu saab.