7 Dawid tee no, ɔmaa Yoab ne nnɔmmarima+ no ne asraafo nkae no nyinaa kɔɔ hɔ.

2 Afei Dawid kyɛɛ nnipa no mu akuw abiɛsa+ de biako hyɛɛ Yoab+ nsa, na ɔde biako hyɛɛ Seruia ba Abisai,+ Yoab nua+ no nsa, na ɔde biako nso hyɛɛ Gatni Itai+ nsa. Na ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no sɛ: “Me nso mefi adi ne mo akɔ.”

2 Enti ɔhene ka kyerɛɛ asraafo so panyin Yoab+ a ɔka ne ho no sɛ: “Kokyinkyin Israel mmusuakuw nyinaa mu fi Dan kosi Beer-Seba,+ na monkan ɔman no,+ na minhu ɔman no dodow.”+

15 Bere bi a Dawid kunkum Edomfo,+ na ɔsahene Yoab kɔe sɛ ɔrekosie wɔn a wɔawuwu no, ofii ase kunkum Edom mmarima nyinaa.+

6 Ɛnna Dawid kae sɛ: “Obiara a obedi kan akɔtow ahyɛ+ Yebusifo so no, ɔbɛyɛ otitiriw ne ɔsahene.” Seruia ba Yoab+ na odii kan kɔe, enti ɔbɛyɛɛ otitiriw.