2:31a And the king replied,

The king said to Benaiah,
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Then the king told Benaiah,

2:31b “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him,

“Do what he says/wants. Kill him ⌊there⌋ and then bury him.
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“Do to Joab what he asked for. Kill him ⌊there at the altar⌋. Then bury him ⌊properly/appropriately⌋.

2:31c and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.

This will remove from me and my father’s family the guilt/responsibility for the deaths of the innocent people whom Joab killed.
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Then God will no longer hold/consider me and my entire family to be guilty of what Joab did. He murdered innocent men,

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